Question

A plot of land is about 13,000 ft by 8000 ft. Approximately how many square miles is this? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

5280ft = 1mile

13,000ft = 2.46miles 8,000ft = 1.52 miles

2.46 x 1.52 = 3.7 miles^2

Answer 2

4 square miles

Explanation:

A plot of land is about 13,000 ft by 8000 ft.

1 mile = 5280 ft

To convert feet to miles we divide by 5280

13000 ft =
`(13000)/(5280)=2.4621`

8000 ft =
`(8000)/(5280)=1.5152`

Now we find the area

To find area we multiply the miles

2.4621* 1.5152= 3.73057392

When we round to nearest whole number it becomes

4 square miles