Question

Good farmland is sold at £4000 per hectare (1 hectare = 10 000m²). Bacon farm has a

rectangular field measuring 300m by 80m. Find the cost of the field.

Answer 1

Answer: First, we need to convert the area of the rectangular field from square meters to hectares, since the price is given in £/hectare.

The area of the field is:

300m x 80m = 24000 m²

To convert this to hectares, we divide by 10,000:

24000 m² ÷ 10,000 m²/hectare = 2.4 hectares

Now we can calculate the cost of the field by multiplying the area in hectares by the price per hectare:

2.4 hectares x £4000/hectare = £9600

Therefore, the cost of the rectangular field at Bacon farm is £9600.