2007-04-29 09:12:38 · 5 answers · asked by Cindy T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The other answerers are correct in saying that you're comparing apples and oranges: an acre is a measure of area and miles measure linear distance.
But I'll go out on a limb and figure that you mean square miles? There are 640 acres to a square mile. 78 million acres divided by 640 acres per square mile equals 121,875 square miles. Just a little larger than the state of New Mexico.
2007-04-29 13:18:24 · answer #1 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foul. Acres is a unit of area. Miles is a linear measurement. You should know better.
2007-04-29 09:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
acres= area miles= distance
2007-04-29 10:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by pico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An acre is 207 feet x 207 feet.
2007-04-29 12:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by clintea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acrage measures area. Miles measures distance. You need to pick like units/measurements.
2007-04-29 09:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋