document.write( "Question 930292: A lawn can be mowed at an average of 44 square feet per minute. Which is closest to this rate in square yards per second?
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document.write( "a - 0.01
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document.write( "b - 0.08
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document.write( "c - 0.24
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document.write( "d - 0.31\r
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document.write( "I have done this problem multiple times and keep coming up with answer c - 0.24
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document.write( "It says the answer is b - 0.08
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document.write( "I can not figure out what I am doing wrong and how they got that answer \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #564819 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A lawn can be mowed at an average of 44 square feet per minute. Which is closest to this rate in square yards per second? \n" ); document.write( " a - 0.01 \n" ); document.write( " b - 0.08 \n" ); document.write( " c - 0.24 \n" ); document.write( " d - 0.31 \n" ); document.write( "I have done this problem multiple times and keep coming up with answer c - 0.24 \n" ); document.write( " It says the answer is b - 0.08 \n" ); document.write( " ---------- \n" ); document.write( "Note: \n" ); document.write( "1 sq ft = 1/27 sq yd = 0.03704 sq yd \n" ); document.write( "1 minute = 60 sec \n" ); document.write( "37---------- \n" ); document.write( "Your Problem: \n" ); document.write( "44sq ft/min)*(0.03704 sq yd/sq ft)(1 min/60 sec) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "= (44*0.03704*1)/(1*1*60) = 0.02716 sq yd/sec \n" ); document.write( "=========== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |