SOLUTION: 1. How many centimeters are there in 1 yard if there are 2.54 centimeters per inch? Show your work and express your answer without rounding.

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Question 920833: 1. How many centimeters are there in 1 yard if there are 2.54 centimeters per inch? Show your work and express your answer without rounding.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In terms of just units:
( cm / in ) x ( in / ft ) x ( ft / yd ) = cm / yd
Notice that inches and feet cancel
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+%28+2.54+%2F+1+%29%2A%28+12+%2F+1+%29%2A%28+3+%2F+1+%29+=+91.44+ cm / yd