Question

Make the following conversion in the U.S. system by multiplying by the appropriate conversion factor. Write your answer as a whole number or mixed number.39 in. to yards yd

Answer 1

You have the following length in inches:

`39in`

In order to solve this exercise, it is important to know that:

`1yd=36in`

Then, you can conclude that you can multiply the length given in the exercise, by the following conversion factor, in order to make the conversion from inches to yards:

`(1)/(36)`

Therefore, you get:

`(39)((1)/(36))=(13)/(12)yd`

Since you have to write the answer as a Whole number or as a Mixed Number, you need to convert the Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number:

1. Divide the numerator 13 by the denominator 12.

2. The Quotient of the Division is 1. This will be the whole number part of the Mixed number.

3. The Remainder is 1. This will be the new numerator.

4. The denominator does not change. It will be 12.

Then, you get:

`=1(1)/(12)yd`

Therefore, the answer is:

`1(1)/(12)yd`