Bruce Raup wrote:
> "A fire has burned a square-shaped area that measures 5800 acres. How
> long is one side of the square? (Or, how long would it take to walk the
> length of one side of the square?)"
>
> (The answer is that it's a 3 mi by 3 mi square, or 4.8 km by 4.8 km.)
Just as long as we understand that the answer is only an approximation. If
the sides were exactly 3 miles, the area would be 5760 acres.
Damn silly Fred Flintstone Units. <g>
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
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