Question

In the United States, distance markers on golf courses are given in yards, but in Europe they are given in meters. A European player, golfing in the United states, has a shot that measures 150 yards. He wants his caddy to give him the distance in meters. What should the caddy tell him?

Answer 1

We are asked to convert the distance of 150 yards to meters, to do that we will use the following conversion factor:

`1\text{ meter=}1.09\text{ yards}`

We will convert using the following relationship:

`150yd*(1m)/(1.09yd)`

Solving the operation:

`150yd*(1m)/(1.09yd)=137.16m`

Therefore, the distance is 137.16 meters.