A tract of land is described as the W 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 Section 16. What is its acreage?

To determine the acreage of the described tract of land, we need to break down the description methodically.

The original section of land is 640 acres, which is the standard size of a section in the Public Land Survey System. The description provided indicates that we are dealing with a portion of this section.

1. NE 1/4 of Section 16: This refers to the northeast quarter of Section 16. Since a section is 640 acres, one quarter of the section (NE 1/4) is calculated as follows:

[

640 \text{ acres} \div 4 = 160 \text{ acres}

]

2. N 1/2 of the NE 1/4: Next, we take the north half of the northeast quarter. Since we've established that the NE 1/4 is 160 acres, the north half of this would be:

[

160 \text{ acres} \div 2 = 80 \text{ acres}

]

3. W 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4: Finally, we need to find the west half of the