Unit 10

Question 1

Sections

Answer 1

Each township is further divided into 36 sections.Each section is one square mile or 640 acres.

Question 2

Sections
Calculating size

Answer 2

Take 640 acres in one section and divide by the bottom number (the denominator) of each fraction in the legal description.
Example: The SW1/4, NE1/4, SE1/4, NW1/4 of a certain section contains how many acres?
Equation: 640÷4÷4÷4÷4=?
Answer: 2.5