Question

16 yd =(about) ____ m???? PLEASE HEELLPP
(6thh grader!)

Answer 1

\[16 yd \approx ? m\]

Answer 2

To do conversions you need to know the conversion factor. For example,
1 yard = 0.9144 meters or 1 meter = 1.0936 yards

use the ratio (one over the other) to do a conversion. Here is one ratio:
\( \frac{0.9144 \text{ meters}}{1 \text{ yard}} \)

Now to do a conversion from yards to meters you multiply yards by \( \frac{0.9144 \text{ meters}}{1 \text{ yard}} \)
For example:

\( 16 \text{ yards}\cdot\frac{0.9144 \text{ meters}}{1 \text{ yard}} \)
notice that if we treat the yards like a variable, we can cancel it from the top and bottom
\( 16 \cancel{\text{ yards}}\cdot\frac{0.9144 \text{ meters}}{1 \cancel{\text{ yard}} }\)
and you are left with a problem in arithmetic:
\( 16 \cdot 0.9144 \) meters= 14.63 meters

Answer 3

I Get it thanks
lol

Answer 4

The trick is to know which numbers to multiply.

Answer 5

yeah haha YOu explained like EXACTLY in the book

Answer 6

So how do you convert 1 meter to 1 yard?

Answer 7

you multiply
1 meter \( \cdot \frac{1 \text{ yard}}{0.9144 \text{ meters}} \)
notice we flipped the ratio because we want the meters to cancel and the yards to survive.

Answer 8

o.O i just got the number of google than multiplied it by 16.. hehe

Answer 9

If you want, you can just type
16 yards in meters=
in the google search window.

But it makes sense to learn how to do this. It is called learning how to think

Answer 10

I Don't Get it? :/

Answer 11

I tried but it just doesn't hit me

Answer 12

how do you figure out like 1 yd = ? m

Answer 13

First, can you figure out 2*0.9144 ? (I want to know how much you know)

Answer 14

Do you need a calculator or can you do it by hand?

Answer 15

\[0.9144 \times 2 = 1. 8288 \]

Answer 16

right?

Answer 17

yes. Can you do it by hand?

Answer 18

or do you need a calculator?

Answer 19

Maybe this will help you figure out how to do conversions.
I tell you there are 2 shoes in a box, and you have 2 boxes.
How many shoes do you have?

Answer 20

2 shoes = 1 box
as a ratio of one over the other
\( \frac{ 2 \text{ shoes}}{1 \text{ box}} \)
multiply by 2 boxes:
\( 2 \cancel{\text{ box}}\cdot \frac{ 2 \text{ shoes}}{1 \cancel{\text{ box}}} =2\cdot 2 \text{ shoes}= 4 \text{ shoes}\)

Answer 21

It is the same idea for yards to meters. (Except the numbers are uglier)
There are 0.9144 meters in a yard. As a ratio
\( \frac{0.9144 \text{ meter}}{ 1 \text{ yard}} \)
multiply 1 yard by this ratio:
\( 1 \cancel{\text{ yard}} \cdot \frac{0.9144 \text{ meter}}{ 1 \cancel{\text{ yard}}} \)
you get 0.9144 meters

Answer 22

i did it by hand

Answer 23

4 shoes

Answer 24

So now do it using the ratio idea. (see post up above)

Answer 25

so this is problem 9

Answer 26

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