Question

An old manuscript reveals that a landowner in the time of King Arthur held 3.10 acres of plowed land plus a livestock area of 16.1 perches by 3.23 perches. What was the total area in (a) the old units of roods and (b) the more modern units of square meters? Here, 1 acre is an area of 40 perches by 4 perches, 1 rood is 40 perches by 1 perch, and 1 perch is 16.5 ft.

Answer 1