equals 3 feet, you can think of (1 yard)/(3 feet) as a fraction equivalent to 1. Thus, in multiplying 13 by (1 yard)/(3 feet), you leave the value of 13 feet unchanged.

(a) Why is it useful to use yards/feet rather than feet/yards?

(b) What does the answer 4 and 1/3 mean?

Question

equals 3 feet, you can think of (1 yard)/(3 feet) as a fraction equivalent to 1. Thus, in multiplying 13 by (1 yard)/(3 feet), you leave the value of 13 feet unchanged.

(a) Why is it useful to use yards/feet rather than feet/yards?

(b) What does the answer 4 and 1/3 mean?

anonymous · Answer

e.g 5 yards / 6 feet = 30 feet / 6 feet = 5, Similarly,
6 feet / 5 yards = 6 feet / 30 feet = 0.2 or 1/5