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Convert 16.7 inches to yards (there are 3 feet in a yard)

Using the method of dimensional analysis

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

16.7 inches [1 foot / 12 inches] [1 yard / 3 feet] Notice how the units cancel each other out. You do have numbers in the denominator. What you get, looks like this

16.7

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(12 * 3)

16.7 / 36

0.4639 yrds

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