Arizona School of Real Estate and Business (ASREB) Practice Exam

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A legal description reads as follows: "The NW 1/4 of Section 2 and the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35." How many acres is this?

20 acres

160 acres

240 acres

To determine the total number of acres in the legal description "The NW 1/4 of Section 2 and the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35," it's important to break down each component of the description based on how area measurements work in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS).

A section in the PLSS typically measures 640 acres (1 mile by 1 mile). The full section is then divided into quarters and halves, with each subdivision yielding specific acreages:

1. The NW 1/4 of Section 2:

- Since a section equals 640 acres, one-quarter of a section would be:

- 640 acres ÷ 4 = 160 acres.

2. The W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35:

- First, we find the acreage of the SW 1/4, which is:

- 640 acres ÷ 4 = 160 acres.

- Now, taking the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 means dividing it by 2:

- 160 acres ÷ 2 = 80 acres.

Now, we add the two totals

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