SOLUTION: How do you convert square feet into square yards? Like you are buying carpeting.

Question 486533: How do you convert square feet into square yards? Like you are buying carpeting.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you convert square feet into square yards? Like you are buying carpeting
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1 yard = 3 ft
square both sides
(1 yard)^2 = (3 ft)
1 square yard = 9 square feet
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you might also try to visualize a square yard with sides=3 ft, so its area would be 3*3=9 sq ft
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