Question

Occasionally, you may be provided with a measurement that's in a different unit than you need. Suppose a legal description describes one of the property's boundaries as being 13.5 yards long, but you want to know what this is in feet. Since you know how many feet are in a yard (it's on your cheat sheet if you don't remember), you can convert the measurement to the unit you need. So, how many feet is this?

Answer 1

To convert 13.5 yards to feet, multiply by the conversion factor 3 feet = 1 yard. The length in feet is 40.5 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from yards to feet, we can use the conversion factor 3 feet = 1 yard. In this case, the legal description states the boundary is 13.5 yards long. We can multiply this by the conversion factor to find the equivalent length in feet:

13.5 yards × 3 feet/1 yard = 40.5 feet

Therefore, the boundary described as 13.5 yards long is equivalent to 40.5 feet.