SOLUTION: It says perform the following unit conversions. 3 3/4yd.=____in. The only thing so far that I come up with is:15/4=3.75 I cannot figure out what to do next. Please help. Thank

Question 194807: It says perform the following unit conversions.
3 3/4yd.=____in.
The only thing so far that I come up with is:15/4=3.75
I cannot figure out what to do next.
Please help.
Thanks,
Kathy Price
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, stanbon:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There are 36 inches in a yard. Since for the same distance, you are going to have a larger number of inches than yards, you should multiply:

You can do your own arithmetic.

John

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It says perform the following unit conversions.
3 3/4yd.=____in.
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[(15/4)yd] * [36 in/1 yd]
Note: 36 in / 1 yd is the "unit converter" in this case.
It converts yds to inches.
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= [(15*36)/(4*1)] in
= 15*9 in
= 135 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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