Question

How many lots, each measuring 50 feet wide by 100 feet deep, could be created from an acre of land of the suitable dimensions:

Answer 1

Eight lots, each measuring
`50 feet` by
`100 feet` , can be created from an acre of land, as one acre is
`43,560` square feet and when divided by the size of one lot (
`5,000` square feet), yields
`8.712` , which is rounded down to
`8 lots`.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem asks how many lots, each measuring
`50 feet` wide by
`100 feet` deep, can be created from an acre of land of suitable dimensions. To solve this, we first need to know the size of an acre in square feet.

One acre is equivalent to
`43,560` square feet. Now, the size of each lot is
`50 feet` by
`100 feet` which gives
`5,000` square feet per lot

(since
`50 * 100 = 5,000` ).

To find the number of lots that can fit into an acre we divide the total size of an acre by the size of one lot:

`43,560` square feet (size of an acre) / 5,000 square feet (size of one lot) = 8.712

Since we cannot have a fraction of a lot, we round down to the nearest whole lot. Therefore,
`8 lots` measuring
`50 feet` by
`100 feet` each can be created from one acre of land with suitable dimensions.