Question

Over a two hour time period a snail moved 50 inches. How far is this in yards? Write your answer as a whole number or a mixed number in simplest form. Include the correct unit in your answer.

Answer 1

1 7/18 yards or 1 14/36 yards.

Explanation:

There are 36 inches in a yard, so you divide 50 by 36.

You get a variety of answers depending on what form you want it in:

1 yard 1 foot and 2 inches.

1 yard and 14 inches.

These two answers take two forms as fractions of 36:

1 14/36 yards

or simplified: 1 7/18 yards.

Answer 2

1.3 yards

Explanation: