document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154850>Question 1154850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An acre is about 40,000 square feet, so you can imagine an acre to be a square area measuring 200 feet on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a side. Several years ago, I was interested in hiring a bulldozer operator to clear a square parcel of land that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measured 100 feet on each side. During a telephone discussion, one contractor offered the following: “I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "charge $600 per acre. An acre measures 200 by 200 feet, so a 100 by 100-foot plot of land would cost $300.”<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At this point, I hung up the phone. Why? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This smart person expected to hear $150, and he (or she) was shocked to hear $300, instead.\r<BR>\n" );
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