Sheet # 31/Acres and Area
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How big is an acre?
The rod is an old unit of measurement of length. A rod is 16 1/2 feet long. A square rod is a square plot of ground. Each side of the plot is 16 1/2 feet long. An acre is 160 square rods.
1. How many square feet are in one acre?
2. How many square yards are in one acre?
3. Calculate the area of your living room. How many living rooms would it take to make an acre?
4. Calculate the area of your classroom. How many class rooms would it take to make an acre?
5. A football field is 160 feet wide and 300 feet from goal line to goal line. What is the area of the football field in acres?
6. Mr. Anderson is a farmer . He has a 300 acre field. He hopes to harvest about 225 bushels of corn per acre. A bushel of corn weighs about 56 pounds. How many pounds of corn would Tom get from his field?