An acre equals how many square feet?

An acre equals how many square feet?

• A. 60,000
• B. 4,356
• C. 435
• D. 43,560

Answer: (D)

Understanding land area measurements and conversions helps you quickly compare properties. An acre is a standard unit used in real estate, and its exact size in square feet is 43,560. You can see why when you break it down from traditional measures: a rod is 16.5 feet long, so a square rod covers 16.5 × 16.5 = 272.25 square feet. An acre contains 160 of those square rods, giving 160 × 272.25 = 43,560 square feet. This same area also equals 4,840 square yards and about 0.4047 hectares. So the correct total in square feet is 43,560.

Understanding land area measurements and conversions helps you quickly compare properties. An acre is a standard unit used in real estate, and its exact size in square feet is 43,560. You can see why when you break it down from traditional measures: a rod is 16.5 feet long, so a square rod covers 16.5 × 16.5 = 272.25 square feet. An acre contains 160 of those square rods, giving 160 × 272.25 = 43,560 square feet. This same area also equals 4,840 square yards and about 0.4047 hectares. So the correct total in square feet is 43,560.