Question

Rectangle where L= 18ft and W=24ft. Find area in Yards.
Convert to yards first?
or find area and THEN convert to yards?

Answer 1

I would convert first

Answer 2

Thanks. Why convert first?

Answer 3

>Find area in Yards.

This should be written as "Find area in square yards."

Knowing that the answer must be given in square yards, converting the feet to yards at the outset would make the solution shorter.

Otherwise, you would have to convert 18*24 = 432 square feet to square yards.

And, 3 feet is not equal to one square yard. @north847