Question

nicole walks 6 yards per minute. how many feet does she walk per second

Answer 1

You'll need two conversion factors, one to convert yards to feet and the other to convert minutes to seconds. Where could you find such conversion factors?

Answer 2

i have a conversion sheet

Answer 3

what is the conversion factor you'd use to convert 6 yards to feet?

Minutes to seconds?

Answer 4

18 feet and 60 seconds

Answer 5

good job! :D

Answer 6

so you would put 6 yards over 1 min and times that by 18 feet and 60 seconds?

Answer 7

Let me know if this helps or not

\[\Large \frac{6 \ \text{ yards}}{1 \ \text{ minute}}\]
\[\Large =\frac{6 \ \text{ yards}}{1 \ \text{ minute}} \times \frac{3 \ \text{ feet}}{1 \ \text{ yard}}\]
\[\Large =\frac{6 \ \text{ yards}}{1 \ \text{ minute}} \times \frac{3 \ \text{ feet}}{1 \ \text{ yard}}\times \frac{1 \ \text{ minute}}{60 \ \text{ seconds}}\]

Answer 8

Notice how the "yards" units cancel out
\[\Large \frac{6 \ \cancel{\text{ yards}}}{1 \ \text{ minute}} \times \frac{3 \ \text{ feet}}{1 \ \cancel{\text{ yards}}}\times \frac{1 \ \text{ minute}}{60 \ \text{ seconds}}\]
so do the "minute" units
\[\Large \frac{6 \ \text{ yards}}{1 \ \cancel{\text{ minute}}} \times \frac{3 \ \text{ feet}}{1 \ \text{ yards}}\times \frac{1 \ \cancel{\text{ minute}}}{60 \ \text{ seconds}}\]
leaving just "feet" over "seconds"

Answer 9

wow thx this really helped alo :)

Answer 10

I'm glad it did

Answer 11

but i need it in one second..

Answer 12

what do you mean?

Answer 13

you'll have 6*3*1 = 18 feet up top

and 1*1*60 = 60 seconds down in the bottom

now just reduce 18/60 to get what fraction?