Question

Over a two hour time period a snail moved 64 inches. How far is this in yards? Write your answer as a whole number or a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

64 inches = 1 $\frac{7}{9}$ yards

using the conversion : 1 yard = 36 inches

divide 64 by 36 to convert to yards

= $\frac{64}{36}$ ← ( divide numerator/denominator by 4 )

$\frac{64}{36}$ = $\frac{16}{9}$ = 1 $\frac{7}{9}$

given as a mixed number in simplest form