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Leo has 18 yards of fabric that he wants to cut into pieces that are each 1 foot long. How many one foot long pieces can Leo create?
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Leo has 18 yards of fabric that he wants to cut into pieces that are each 1 foot long. How many one foot long pieces can Leo create?

User Floris Padt
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54 pieces. Here is why:
1 yard = 3 feet
18 yards * (3 feet)/yard = 18*3 feet = 54 feet
Note that the yard units cancel out, leaving the answer in feet.
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