Question

A 2560 acre (ac) wooded area outside of town was turned into anew ecological preserve.Use the facts to find the area of the ecological preserve insquare miles (mi?).Conversion facts for area1 acre (ac) = 43,560 square feet (fe?)1 square mile (mi?) = 640 acres (ac)1 hectare (ha) ~ 2.5 acres (ac)X 5 ?miNote that means "Is approximately equal to".For this problem, treat as if it were =.

Answer 1

Since one square mile is equal to 640 acre, we only need to divide the area given by 640 in order to find the area in square miles.

$\frac{2560}{640}=4\text{ square miles}$

The area is equivalent to 4 square miles.