Where this fits on the exam
| Official syllabus topic | Measuring Structures, Acreage, and Land |
|---|---|
| Official PSI area | Property Ownership |
| Published area weight | 10% of the national portion |
| Exam portion | National salesperson portion |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes the weight for the complete content area, not a fixed question count for this lesson. Learn the rule well enough to apply it when PSI changes names, numbers, or parties in a new scenario.
The lesson
Linear measurement
Use feet for boundary length, frontage, fencing, or perimeter. Perimeter adds all outside edges; it is not area.
Square measurement
Area is length multiplied by width for rectangles. Break complex floor plans into rectangles or other known shapes rather than multiplying unrelated dimensions.
Acreage
Convert square feet to acres by dividing by 43,560. Convert acres to square feet by multiplying by 43,560.
Frontage and depth
Frontage is the boundary along a street, waterway, or other feature named in the question. A parcel's depth does not substitute for frontage.
Structure measurement
Use the measurement convention stated in the question. Do not add unfinished, open, or excluded areas unless the problem tells you to include them.
Decision rule
Georgia-specific distinction
Worked example
Scenario. A rectangular parcel is 330 feet by 264 feet.
Reason it through. Area is 330 × 264 = 87,120 square feet. Divide by 43,560 square feet per acre.
Answer. The parcel contains 2 acres.
Common exam traps
- Adding length and width for area
- Dividing when converting acres to square feet
- Mixing feet and yards
- Including spaces the question excludes
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These questions were written for instruction and mapped to the current outline. They are not copied from PSI or any live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1A rectangular tract measures 220 yards by 198 yards. How many acres does it contain? (1 acre = 43,560 square feet.)
- A. 1 acre
- B. 3 acres
- C. 9 acres
- D. 27 acres
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Answer: C. 9 acres
Convert yards to feet first: 220 × 3 = 660 feet and 198 × 3 = 594 feet, so the area is 660 × 594 = 392,040 square feet. Dividing by 43,560 gives 9 acres. The 1-acre answer comes from never converting the yards, and 3 acres comes from converting only one side.
- A. Incorrect. The calculation must convert both dimensions from yards to feet before using 43,560 square feet per acre.
- B. Incorrect. This result misses one of the two yard-to-foot conversions.
- C. Correct. 660 × 594 = 392,040 square feet; dividing by 43,560 gives 9 acres.
- D. Incorrect. Twenty-seven acres applies an extra factor of three after both conversions are complete.
Question 2A rectangular lot is 80 feet wide along Peachtree Road and 150 feet deep. A buyer asks how much frontage the lot has on Peachtree Road. What is the answer?
- A. 80 feet
- B. 150 feet
- C. 230 feet
- D. 12,000 square feet
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Answer: A. 80 feet
Frontage is the length of the boundary along the named street, so this lot has 80 feet on Peachtree Road. The 150-foot figure is depth, which does not substitute for frontage, and 12,000 square feet is area, a different unit entirely.
- A. Correct. Frontage is the 80-foot boundary along the street.
- B. Incorrect. The 150-foot side is depth, not frontage.
- C. Incorrect. Adding frontage and depth does not describe either boundary.
- D. Incorrect. 12,000 square feet is lot area, not a linear frontage measurement.
Question 3An L-shaped house has two nonoverlapping finished living-area rectangles measuring 50 by 30 feet and 20 by 18 feet. A separate 22-by-22-foot garage is excluded. What is the living area?
- A. 2,344 square feet
- B. 3,360 square feet
- C. 1,500 square feet
- D. 1,860 square feet
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Answer: D. 1,860 square feet
Break the L into rectangles: 50 × 30 = 1,500 and 20 × 18 = 360, for a total of 1,860 square feet. Adding the garage's 484 square feet to reach 2,344 includes space the question excluded. Multiplying the combined outside dimensions, 70 × 48, counts area that is not part of the house.
- A. Incorrect. This includes the 484-square-foot garage that the question says to exclude.
- B. Incorrect. Adding dimensions before multiplying creates a rectangle that does not match the two sections.
- C. Incorrect. 1,500 counts only the 50-by-30 section and omits the second living-area section.
- D. Correct. The nonoverlapping living sections total (50 × 30) + (20 × 18) = 1,860 square feet.
Ready to move on?
You are ready for the next lesson when all of these are true.
- Explain Measuring Structures, Acreage, and Land in one clear answer without notes.
- Separate Linear measurement from Square measurement using a fresh example.
- Apply the decision rule to a new fact pattern and name the fact that controls the result.
- State the Georgia-specific point or explain why the national rule applies unchanged.
- Answer every practice question and explain the rule each rejected option misapplies.
- Revisit this topic later in mixed practice without category labels.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Real Estate Liens and Their Effect on Title. Next, liens moves from measuring a parcel to the money claims that can attach to it, such as a security deed or a property-tax lien, and how each one affects title.
Return to the Property Ownership hub to see every official branch and the complete lesson sequence for this content area.