SOLUTION: When the hoist was first invented the size of an average rectangular house blocks was the standard quarter acre. Its dimensions were usually 66 feet by 165 feet. How many square fe

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Question 749597: When the hoist was first invented the size of an average rectangular house blocks was the standard quarter acre. Its dimensions were usually 66 feet by 165 feet. How many square feet are in an acre?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
acre = (4)(66 * 165) = 43,560 ft^2
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