Question

4 square yards equal how many square feet?

Answer 1

Answer:
`36ft^2`

Explanation:

1 yard equals 3 feet. Square each because what we want is squared.

`(1yd)^2=(3ft)^2\\1yd^2=9ft^2`

This is our conversion factor.

`4yd^2((9ft^2)/(1yd^2))=36ft^2`

Answer 2

36 squared feet

Hope this helps