SOLUTION: A pond contains 7.2 cubic yards of water. what is the volume of the water in cubic meters to the nearest tenth?

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Question 482350: A pond contains 7.2 cubic yards of water. what is the volume of the water in cubic meters to the nearest tenth?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What's the conversion from yards to meters?
Tutoring is not looking stuff up.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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A pond contains 7.2 cubic yards of water. what is the volume of the water in cubic meters to the nearest tenth?
We make and use unit fractions from 1yd=3ft, 1ft=12in, 1in=2.54cm, 1m=100cm




Cancelling the yd:



Cancelling the ft:



Cancelling the in:



Cancelling the cm:



Ignoring the 1s we have:



Edwin