document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252816>Question 252816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of rural land sold 10 years ago for $40,000. The price for the same piece of land this year costs $800 more per acre, and it sold for $60,000. What is the size of the piece of land in acres? Explain how you got this answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 60000/(x+800)=40000/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1600 cost per acre 10 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost per acre now over cost per acre 10 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we need to find cost per acre and total cost by per acre cost to get acreage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40000/1600=25acres<BR>\n" );
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