Question

what is the distance in centimeters from goal line to goal line on a standard football field?

Answer 1

That is 100 yards which is 300 feet or 3,600 inches (300*12).
There are 2.54 centimeters per inch.
Can you make the final calculation?

Answer 2

no i'm confused

Answer 3

Are you working on learning how to convert between different distances?

Answer 4

yess I really don't know how to convert though

Answer 5

Multiply 3,600 inches by 2.54. Then you'll have your answer.

Answer 6

9,144 centimeters. That's your answer. You could also just Google it. LOL

Answer 7

Thankkk u

Answer 8

No problem. :)

Answer 9

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Answer 10

lol jk

Answer 11

did u get the medal?

Answer 12

I see you have your answer, but I'll tell you about how to convert most things...

You use what's called a "conversion factor." It's equal to \(1\), so you can multiply it by any amount without changing the amount.

How do you get it so it works nicely?
Well, \(1\ yard=3\ feet\), so you divide both sides by one of the sides. I'll divide by \(1\ yard\). Then \(1= \dfrac{3\ feet}{1\ yard}\)

So, you have \(100\ yards\). \(100\ yards \times 1\\=100\ yards\times\dfrac{3\ feet}{1\ yard}\\=100\ \cancel{yards}\times\dfrac{3\ feet}{1\ \cancel{yard}}\\=300\ feet\)

Answer 13

ahhh thanks that helped. I wish I could medal this

Answer 14

Haha, no problem! Glad I could help! :)

Answer 15

If you wanted to continue the problem in this way, you'd use \(1\ inch=2.54\ cm\) to get to your new conversion factor. You can make \(\dfrac{cm}{inch}\) or \(\dfrac{inch}{cm}\) depending on how you do it! You want inches to cancel out, so you'll have inches on the bottom.

Answer 16

Nice job, Eric!

Answer 17

Thank you, @micahpkay

Answer 18

!

Answer 19

Your welcome. :)

Answer 20

And yes, I did get my medal, @ebailey258. Thanks so much!