15. A farmer wants to create a horse corral on his 5 acres of land. If he has 300 yards of fencing to create a circular corral and he makes use of every yard of material, what proportion of his land will be enclosed by the corral? There are 4840 square yards in an acre.

15. A farmer wants to create a horse corral on his 5 acres of land. If he has 300 yards of fencing to create a circular corral and he makes use of every yard of material, what proportion of his land will be enclosed by the corral? There are 4840 square yards in an acre.

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15. A farmer wants to create a horse corral on his 5 acres of
land. If he has 300 yards of fencing to create a circular
corral and he makes use of every yard of material, what
proportion of his land will be enclosed by the corral?
There are 4840 square yards in an acre,

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