Question

An old manuscript reveals that a landowner in the time of King Arthur held 3.36 acres of plowed land plus a livestock area of 15.6 perches by 5.50 perches. What was the total area in (a) the old units of roods and (b) the more modern units of square meters

Answer 1

a) 99.24 roods

b) 100,402.10 m2

Step-by-step explanation:

a) the area of 3.36 acres is equivalent to 13.44 roods because 1 ac = 4 roods so:

1 ac = 4 roods

3.36 ac = x X = (3.36 x 4) /1 = 13.44

And the other area that has 15.6 times 5.50 perches, the area total will be: 15.6 x 5.50 = 85.8 square perchees.

and 1 square peerch is equal to 1 rood

so to obtain the area in roods, you add 13.44 roods of the first area plus 85.8 roods of the second area, that is a total of 99.24.

b) to change in m2 the equivalent is 1 rood = 1,0011.71 m2

99.24 roods = x

X= (99.24 x 1,0011.71)/1= 100,402.10 m2

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