document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284871>Question 284871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A professional painter can paint 828 ft squared per hour. How do i convert this to yd squared per minute?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #206638 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=206638\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Painter can paint 828 square feet per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to convert 1 hour to equivalent minutes, you need to multiply 1 hour by 60 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of 828 square feet per hour becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "828 square feet per 60 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the same as the fraction of 828/60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to make the denominator equal to 1 minute, then you have to divide the numerator and the denominator by 60 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.8/1 which is the equivalent of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.8 square feet per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "828 square feet per 60 minutes is equivalent to 13.8 square feet per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you want to convert square feet to square yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square yard equals 1 yard by 1 yard.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 yard is equivalent to 3 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square yard is therefore equal to 3 feet by 3 feet = 9 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To convert square feet to yards, you need to divide the square feet by 9 to get the equivalent square yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.8 square feet is equivalent to 1.53333333 square yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your final answer is that 828 square feet per hour is equivalent to 1.533333333 square yards per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To confirm, work  your way back.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.533333333 square yards * 9 = 13.8 square feet per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerator and denominator by 60 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.88 square feet per minute is equivalent to 828 square feet per 60 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 hour, this means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "828 square feet per 60 minutes is equivalent to 828 square feet per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the major conversion factors used were:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 hour = 60 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 yard = 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 square yard = 1 * 1 yards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 square yard = 3 * 3 feet = 9 square feet\r<BR>\n" );
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