Gabi owns one parcel measuring one square mile and another parcel measuring one mile by a half mile. She combined the parcels and sold them for $2.5 million. What price per acre did she receive for the land?
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$1,953.13
$2,604.17
$3,125.00
$3,906.25

To determine the price per acre Gabi received for her land, let's first calculate the total area of the combined parcels and then divide the total sale price by the total number of acres.

### Step 1: Calculate the area of each parcel
1. **First parcel**: It's a square mile.  
   - 1 square mile = 640 acres.

2. **Second parcel**: It's 1 mile by 0.5 miles.  
   - The area of the second parcel = $ 1 \, \text{mile} \times 0.5 \, \text{mile} = 0.5 \, \text{square miles} $.
   - 0.5 square miles = $ 0.5 \times 640 = 320 \, \text{acres} $.

### Step 2: Calculate the total area
The total area of the combined parcels is:
\[
640 \, \text{acres} + 320 \, \text{acres} = 960 \, \text{acres}.
\]

### Step 3: Calculate the price per acre
The total sale price is $2.5 million. To find the price per acre, divide the total sale price by the total number of acres:
\[
\frac{2,500,000}{960} \approx 2,604.17 \, \text{per acre}.
\]

### Final Answer:
The price per acre Gabi received is **$2,604.17**, which corresponds to option B.

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Here are five related questions to expand on this:
1. What is the value of one acre in square feet?
2. How do you convert square miles to square kilometers?
3. If Gabi had sold her land for $3 million, what would the price per acre have been?
4. What are some common units for measuring land area in real estate?
5. How would the price per acre change if the parcels were sold at a higher price?

**Tip**: In real estate, it's useful to know that 1 square mile always equals 640 acres, making quick calculations easier for large land areas.

Gabi owns one parcel measuring one square mile and another parcel measuring one mile by a half mile. She combined the parcels and sold them for $2.5 million. What price per acre did she receive for the land?

Learn how to calculate the price per acre Gabi received after selling two land parcels. This problem covers key concepts such as area measurement and unit conversion. The total area is calculated, and the final price per acre is determined. Suitable for students in Grades 6-8.

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