A math problem

Muir hill 101 · Jun 13, 2023

If a field is about 3 tenths of a mile long and 5 tenths of a mile long and its square how many acres is the field roughly

gtractorfan · Jun 13, 2023

JMOR · Jun 13, 2023

(quoted from post at 17:18:39 06/13/23) If a field is about 3 tenths of a mile long and 5 tenths of a mile long and its square how many acres is the field roughly

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1) square is same length on all sides
2) how can it be BOTH 3/10 long AND 5/10 long

300jk · Jun 13, 2023

To me the question is confusing. I could do the math to figure out the acreage on a 3 tenths of a mile square field, and acreage on a 5 tenths of a mile square field. Do you mean 3 tenths by 5 tenths and it is still square due to changes in elevation ? Basically the same footprint both ways but longer due to elevation difference. Can someone explain this to me ?

quefan · Jun 13, 2023

I will go with the theory that the op meant the field is rectangle with square corners and say 96 acres

Steve in VA · Jun 13, 2023

I agree with you. SQUARE means 90 degree corners.

300jk · Jun 13, 2023

Ok I can see that. I thought it was possibly some type of riddle.

Muir hill 101 · Jun 13, 2023

95 is what the acre counter says as well filed is supposed to be 127 but according to drill calibration and seed used comes to roughly 100

john in la · Jun 13, 2023

5280 / 10 x 3 = 1584
5280 / 10 x 5 = 2640
. So the field is 1584 x 2640 = 4181760 sq ft.
4181760 / 43560 = 96 acres.

crsutton81 · Jun 13, 2023

This is not intended to be harsh, but if you need an exact figure, there needs to be boots on the ground with a measuring wheel or 100 ft tape measure. Length times width equals square footage, divided by 43,560 square feet,equals the acreage. That large of a field a few miscalculated feet here and there adds up fast. It's very possible if relying on an FSA map it could be off as some here locally haven't been flown and updated recently

Muir hill 101 · Jun 13, 2023

Approximately 95 is what the seed worked out to and what the drill acre meter says as well . Thanks

Muir hill 101 · Jun 13, 2023

Close enough is close enough. Just need ri be in the ballpark

Tony in SD · Jun 13, 2023

If you are building a house square means 90* corners. But in mathematics, (this is a math problem by title) square means four equal sides with four 90* corners. Rectangle would have been the proper term in this case.
Apparently Sponge Bob Square Pants has brain washed him. If you look close you will see SBSP is actually wearing rectangle pants. I tell kids dont be fooled his name, it should be Sponge Bob Rectangle Pants to more accurately reflect his attire.

ss55 · Jun 14, 2023

It might be easier to think of it in fractions. A half mile square is a quarter section or 160 acres. A half mile by 3/10th of a mile is 3/5 of a quarter section, or 96 acres.

Home realtors think in dollars per square foot. At $11,000 USD per acre divided by 43,560 square foot per acre works out to just over 25 cents per square foot for some farmland.

john in la · Jun 14, 2023

After I posted I was thinking in terms it would take 6 and 2/3 of these pieces to make a section.

5/10 and 5/10 one way so thats 2 pieces.
3/10 + 3/10 + 3/10 would leave a space for 1/3 of a piece.

2 pieces times 3 and 1/3 pieces would be 6 and 2/3 pieces.

640 divided by 6.6666 is 96.

Muir hill 101 · Jun 14, 2023

Thanks thats Just about the number that I was hoping for . Ill have to try my hand at figuring this out myself. Some farmland is selling for 20,000.00$ an acre . I dont know how you can farm that out if it

Muir hill 101 · Jun 14, 2023

Ill have to draw that out

Muir hill 101 · Jun 14, 2023

Im not that smart .

cannonball · Jun 14, 2023

play with this site ...it can be real close...just pull up your field and start putting points in and it will give you all you want to know at bottom...
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caterpillar guy · Jun 14, 2023

Half mile square is 160acres and the other would be real close to 60 acres at 57.6 This was done by taking 3/10ths divding a mile into tenths then multipling by 3 and squareing then divide by the square feet in an acre came to the figure. As for the half mile square that is a quarter section so it would be a 160 half of a half.

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