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erastovalidia
1 month ago
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: You are looking at a 260 foot by 180 foot building lot to subdivide and build two houses. Your town requires 1/2 acre (one acr

e = 43,560 square feet) to build a house. How many acres are in this building lot and how many houses will the town allow you to build on this lot?
Mathematics
1 answer:
babunello [11.8K]1 month ago
3 0

Answer:

This lot is equivalent to 1.074 acres.

It can accommodate the construction of 2 houses.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dimensions of the lot are 260 ft \times 180 ft.

The configuration of the lot is rectangular.

Area of the lot (Length \times Width) is:

260 \times 180 \\\Rightarrow 46800\ ft^2

We know:

43,560\ ft^2 = 1\ acre\\1\ ft^2 = \dfrac{1}{43560\ acres}\\46800\ ft^2 = \dfrac{1}{43560} \times 46800\ acres\\\Rightarrow 1.074\ acres

Thus, 1.074 acres exist in this lot.

Each house requires \frac{1}{2} acres, and with ~1 acre available,

the town permits the construction of 2 houses.

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