A person purchased an undeveloped piece of land on a country road. The land contains a quarter of a quarter of a quarter of a section and the front bordering the road is 435 ft. Approximately how deep is the parcel?

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A section is typically 1 mile by 1 mile, or 5280 feet by 5280 feet, which equals 640 acres. A quarter of a section is 160 acres, a quarter of that is 40 acres, and a quarter of that is 10 acres. Given the frontage is 435 feet, to find the depth (assuming a rectangular shape for simplicity), we use the area formula for a rectangle (Area = length × width). Here, the area is 10 acres (43560 square feet per acre), so 43560 * 10 = 435600 square feet. Dividing by the frontage (435 feet) gives the depth: 435600 / 435 = 1000 feet.

A Person Purchased an Undeveloped Piece of Land on a Country