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Surveying FS

Category - Written Communication

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What happens to the description for the 42-acre parcel T39N, R23W, Sec. 4, NW ¼ SE ¼ when a comma is inserted after NW ¼?
  1. Area described is decreased.
  2. Area described is increased.
  3. Answers A and B
  4. No resultant change to parcel description
Explanation
Answer: B - The area described as T39N, R23W, Sec. 4, NW ¼ SE ¼ increases in size when a comma is inserted after NW ¼. Because legal descriptions are read backwards, the additional comma changes the initial aliquot section from NW ¼ SE ¼ to SE ¼, increasing the overall size from a quarter-quarter to a quarter of a section.
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