Question

The land area of Charlotte, NC is approximately 3 x 102 square miles. There are 6.4 x 102 square acres in a square mile. How many

square acres are in the city of Charlotte?
A 1.92 x 105 square acres
B. 2.13 X 104 square acres
C 4.7 x 105 square acres
D 9.4 x 104 square acres

Answer 1

2.13 X 104 square acres

Explanation:

Divide 6.4 acres by 3 miles = factor of 2.13

Therefore the answer must be 2.13 X 104 square acres