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What does acre mean?
An acre is a land-area unit equal to 43,560 square feet.
Exam cue: Convert acres and square feet before applying price-per-unit or area formulas.
What does it look like in a question?
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Two acres contain 87,120 square feet because 2 multiplied by 43,560 equals 87,120.
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What should you not confuse it with?
An acre is an area measurement, not a fixed set of side lengths.
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