Question

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A string one yard long is in the shape of a square. How many square inches is the area of the shape.

Answer 1

what is one fourth of a yard in inches?

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by that

Answer 3

9

Answer 4

ok lets go slower
how many inches in a foot?

Answer 5

12 inches

Answer 6

ok and how many feet in a yard?

Answer 7

3

Answer 8

right
then how many INCHES in a yard?

Answer 9

36 I think, I'll look it up

Answer 10

lol no that is right, no reason to look it up
\(3\times 12=36\)

Answer 11

ok so finally what is one fourth of 36?

Answer 12

Ohh, 9x4=36 so 9

Answer 13

ok right

Answer 14

the yard has 36 inches, the square has four sides, so each must be 9 inches

Answer 15

to find the area of the square in inches, take 9 and "square" it

Answer 16

Ok the a lot!

Answer 17

yw