Question

Please help me! Im confused and I dont know hw to solve this correctly! Please show work!


5 meters = ? Yards

Answer 1

5.47

Answer 2

This is the full answer 5.46806649

Answer 3

round up you get 5.47

Answer 4

show the work
please

Answer 5

sorry mathmale just sent me a message cant give you immediate answer sorry!

Answer 6

There are 1.0936 yards in 1 meter. So:
5 x 1.0936 = 5.468

Answer 7

how did you get 1.0936

Answer 8

Sky: Need to look up "conversion factors." There are several that would help you.

For example, 1 meter = 39.37 inches,
1 foot=12 inches
and so on.
see these before?

Answer 9

I got it from google

Answer 10

I need to know how to solve them because I cant search answers for my test!

Answer 11

They will probably provide a small table with conversion factors. Unless you are required to have them memorized.

Answer 12

"5 meters = ? Yards" You might want to change meters to inches or feet.

Knowing that 1 meter = 39.37 inches, how would you go about finding the equivalent to 5 meters in inches?

Answer 13

it says nothing in my book about 1 meter = 39.37

Answer 14

thats why I am confused on how to solve it

Answer 15

What you need to do is to set up an equation like this:

distance in inches = distance in meters times (conversion factor between meters and inches).

Start\[\frac{ 5 meters }{ 1 }*\frac{ 39.37 inches }{ 1 meter }\] with 5 meters. Recall that 1 meter = 39.37 inches. Make a conversion factor out of that: 39.37 inches
------------
1 meter.

Next, write

Answer 16

Sorry that conversion factor is not in your book. Let's put this discussion on hold for a minutes, while you tell me what IS in your book regarding the unit of measurement "meter."

Answer 17

Have you a table of conversion factors in your book? If so, type out here whichever of them include the unit "meter."

Answer 18

okay wait

Answer 19

She found it in her book Lol

Answer 20

I looked more into my book and found what you were talking about

Answer 21

continue please with the explaination of how to figure out the question

Answer 22

Thank you for looking that up.


Take that conversion factor 39.37 inches
-------------
1 meter

and multiply your "5 meters" by it.

Answer 23

Note: the unit "meter" disappears; you can cancel it from both numerator and denom.

Answer 24

So I just multiply 39.37 * 5 meters?

Answer 25

Yes. But please don't drop the units of measurement.

It is (39.37 inches) / (1 meter) time 5 meters. The unit "meters" cancels out.

Answer 26

and then I divide that answer by 36 inches
right?

Answer 27

not yet. What do you get from the above mult?

Answer 28

(5)(39.37 inches) = ??

Answer 29

196.85 then you divide that my 36 and get 5.46805555555 right?

Answer 30

Well, yes and no. I'd like for you ALWAYS to include units of measurement. Dividing by 36 is correct here, but you don't explain what you are doing or why.

Please, always write in the units of measurement.

(196.85 inches) (1 yard)/36 inches = What number and what unit of measurement?

Answer 31

Note how "inches" cancels? What unit of mesurement are you left with?

5 meters = ? yards

Answer 32

5.47 yards

Answer 33

Thanks mathmale

Answer 34

That looks correct. A yard is 3.37 inches less than a meter. Nice work.
You're welcome!