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Explain how to answer the word problem below. 3 feet = 1 yard John has 476 feet of yarn and he needs to know how many yards he has. How many yards of yarn does John have. (solve and explain)
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Explain how to answer the word problem below.

3 feet = 1 yard
John has 476 feet of yarn and he needs to know how many yards he has. How many yards of yarn does John have. (solve and explain)

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158.7 this is because you have to divide 476 by 3 because each 3 feet of yarn is a yard. Hope that makes sense I’m not very good at explaining.
User Hrvoje
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You get 158.667 yards of yarn

Explanation-You dived the length value by 3 since 3 feet = 1 yard
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