<PRE><B>Question 3658</B>
&lt;pre&gt;&gt;&gt;...If the perimeter of a rectangular house is 44 yards
and the length is 36 feet. What is the width of the house?
We can either change yards to feet, or feet to yards...&lt;&lt;
1.  Changing yards to feet.
Perimeter = 44 yards = 44(3 feet) = 132 feet
      Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)
              P = 2(L + W)
            132 = 2(36 + W)          
            132 = 72 + 2W
       132 - 72 = 2W 
             60 = 2W
             30 = W
So the width is 30 feet.
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2.  Changing feet to yards.
Length = 36 feet = 36(1/3 yard) = 12 yards
    Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)
              P = 2(L + W)
             44 = 2(12 + W)          
             44 = 24 + 2W
        44 - 24 = 2W 
             20 = 2W
             10 = W
So the width is 10 yards.
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10 yards and 30 feet are the same length.
Edwin
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