If the swath has been measured as 50 feet and it takes 36 seconds to cover 1 mile while spraying 29 gallons in one minute, how many gallons are sprayed per acre?

To determine how many gallons are sprayed per acre, one must first establish the relationship between the width of the swath, the rate of application, and the time taken to cover a specific distance.

In this scenario, the swath width is 50 feet. When converting miles to feet, remember that 1 mile equals 5,280 feet. Therefore, traveling 1 mile means the aircraft covers a distance of 5,280 feet in 36 seconds while spraying at a rate of 29 gallons per minute.

To calculate the gallons applied during this time, we look at the rate of 29 gallons per minute, which gives us a total of 29 gallons for every minute of operation. Since the aircraft takes 36 seconds to spray 1 mile, we need to adjust the time accordingly (convert 36 seconds into minutes):

36 seconds is 0.6 minutes (since there are 60 seconds in a minute).

Now, to find out how many gallons are actually sprayed in the time it takes to cover 1 mile:

29 gallons/minute × 0.6 minutes = 17.4 gallons.

Next, we need to find out how many acres are covered in that mile. The swath width of 50