How do you convert 17 yards into feet?

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smendyka
Sep 13, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The conversion factor for yards to feet is:

#1" yard" = 3" feet"#

To find how many feet in #17# yards multiply each side of the equation by #color(red)(17)#:

#color(red)(17) xx 1" yard" = color(red)(17) xx 3" feet"#

#17" yards" = 51" feet"#

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