document.write( "Question 1156123: A farmer is plowing an acre field. The furrows are 10\" apart. Determine miles traveled.\r
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document.write( "An acre = 43560 sq. ft.\r
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document.write( "Mile = 5280 ft.\r
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document.write( "10\" = .8333 ft.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #778901 by greenestamps(13215) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "If he is plowing a single furrow at a time, then it is as if he is plowing a rectangular field 1 acre in size and 10 inches = 5/6 feet wide. The length of the rectangle in feet would be \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "That's 52272/5280 = 9.9 miles. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |