There are 640 acres in a square mile. how big( in acres) is a rectangular field that is 0.3 miles by 1.3 miles?

Based on the calculations, this rectangular field is 249.6 acres.

Given the following data:

To determine how big( in acres) is this rectangular field:

First of all, we would calculate the area of this rectangular field.

Mathematically, the area of a rectangle is given by the formula;

Where:

Substituting the given parameters into the formula, we have;

Area, A = 0.39

Now, we can calculate its size in acres:

Conversion:

1 = 640 acres

0.39  = X acres

Cross-multiplying, we have:

X = 249.6 acres

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