Real Estate Math
An Iowa Section has 6 square miles. True or false?
AFalse — a Section is 1 square mile (640 acres)✓ Correct
BTrue — each Section contains 6 square miles
CFalse — a Section is 36 square miles
DTrue — a Township is 6 square miles and a Section is the same
Explanation
A Section is 1 square mile = 640 acres. A Township is 6 miles x 6 miles = 36 square miles and contains 36 sections, each 1 square mile.
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