document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978738>Question 978738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 85 inches to feet to yard to meter </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600088 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=600088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i'll round everything to 6 places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this should get you an answer accurate to 4 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use a conversion table to find feet per inch, yards per feet, meters per yard.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the conversion table will tell you:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch = 1/12 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 foot = 1/3 yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 yard = .9144 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 inch = 1/12 feet, then 85 inches = 85 * 1/12 = 85/12 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 foot = 1/3 yards, then 85/12 feet = 85/12 * 1/3 = 85/36 yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 yard = .9144 meters, then 85/36 yards = 85/36 * .9144 = 77.724/36 = 2.159 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can check your answer by working backwards from meters to yards to feet to inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check your conversion tables again:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my conversion tables showed me:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 meter = 1.09361 yards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 yard = 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 foot = 12 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 meter = 1.09361 yards, then 2.159 meters = 2.159 * 1.09361 = 2.361104 yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 yard = 3 feet, then 2.361104 yards = 2.361104 * 3 = 7.083312 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 foot = 12 inches, then 7.083312 feet = 7.083312 * 12 = 84.999744 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer isn't right on because of rounding.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the most likely culprit is the conversion from meters to yards and yards to meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the conversion table lists 1 yard = .9144 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the conversion table lists 1 meter = 1.09361 yards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 meter = 1.09361 yards, then divide both sides of this equation by 1.09361 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 meter / 1.09361 = 1 yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get .914403 meters = 1 yard.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the conversion table said that 1 yard = .9144 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there was some rounding being done.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this threw off the confirmation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we got close to 85 inches but not right on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if there was no rounding, we would have been right on.\r<BR>\n" );
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