California Real Estate Practice Exam

A parcel of land 500 ft. x 300 ft. is bisected into two equal sized rectangles by a row of eucalyptus trees. How many acres are there in each portion?

1. 0.34

2. 1.72

3. 3.44

4. 15.0

The correct answer is: 0.34

To calculate the area of each portion of the bisected parcel of land that measures 500 ft. by 300 ft., you first determine the total area of the land. The area is calculated by multiplying the length by the width: 500 ft. x 300 ft. = 150,000 square feet. Since the land is bisected into two equal rectangles, you would then divide the total area by 2: 150,000 sq. ft. ÷ 2 = 75,000 sq. ft. for each rectangle. Next, to convert square feet into acres, you use the conversion factor that 1 acre is equivalent to 43,560 square feet: 75,000 sq. ft. ÷ 43,560 sq. ft. per acre ≈ 1.72 acres. Therefore, each portion of the bisected land is approximately 1.72 acres, which corresponds to the correct answer. The answer indicating 0.34 acres is significantly lower than the calculated area and does not take into account both the size of the land and the proper conversion to acres. The other choices do not align with the area computed and thus are not applicable.