Which value equals 5 acres in square feet?

• A. 65,340 ft^2
• B. 130,680 ft^2
• C. 217,800 ft^2
• D. 261,360 ft^2

Answer: (C)

Converting acres to square feet hinges on knowing that one acre equals 43,560 square feet. To find how many square feet are in 5 acres, multiply 43,560 by 5, which equals 217,800 square feet. So the value that matches 5 acres is 217,800 square feet. The other numbers correspond to different acre amounts (for example, 65,340 ft^2 is 1.5 acres, 130,680 ft^2 is 3 acres, and 261,360 ft^2 is 6 acres), so they don’t represent 5 acres.