SOLUTION: how do you show your work when trying to figure out how many yards are in 1,200 feet?

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Question 274337:
how do you show your work when trying to figure out how many yards are in 1,200 feet?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 yard=3 feet.
1/x=3/1200
3x=1200
x=1200/3
x=400 yards.