SOLUTION: Please help show me how to do this word problem: Find the area in square feet of a rectangular yard that measures 20 yards by 12 yards.

Question 336975: Please help show me how to do this word problem:
Find the area in square feet of a rectangular yard that measures 20 yards by 12 yards.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the area in squards:
L = 20yds and W = 12yds.

sq.yds.
Now we need to convert square yards to square feet.
How many square feet are there in 1 square yard?
3ft = 1yd Now square both sides.
9sq.ft. = 1sq.yd.
So, for every one of those 240 square yards in the area, there are 9sq.ft. so we just multiply 240 square yards by 9sq.ft/sq.yd to get:
sq.ft. So...
sq.ft.
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