Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Converting yards to feet means that we want the label of yards to cancel, leaving feet as our label. Use the factor-label method taught in chemistry.
The yards label cancels out, leaving feet as our label. So to answer the question, in order to convert from yards to feet you are multiplying by 3.
Answer:
One piece is inches and another piece is
inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Let smaller piece length be
Let larger piece length be
Since total of two pieces is 43, we can write:
Also, one piece is twice as long as the other (so longer piece is definitely twice as the short piece), we can write:
<em>Substituting equation 2 into equation one, we can solve for s:</em>
<em>Thus longer piece is:</em>
