SOLUTION: A farmer is plowing an acre field. The furrows are 10" apart. Determine miles traveled. An acre = 43560 sq. ft. Mile = 5280 ft. 10" = .8333 ft. First post was with in

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Question 1156123: A farmer is plowing an acre field. The furrows are 10" apart. Determine miles traveled.
An acre = 43560 sq. ft.
Mile = 5280 ft.
10" = .8333 ft.
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Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13209) (Show Source):
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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

That's 52272/5280 = 9.9 miles.

Answer by ikleyn(52879) (Show Source):
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In order for the formulation be correct, the problem must say HOW MANY FURROWS a machine makes at a time. To understand better how a plowing machines works, go to Google with the key words "plowing machine" and look to the images. With the distance of 10" = 0.8333 feet between furrows, the machine CERTAINLY makes MORE THAN 1 FURROW at a time.