Question

How do you use a unit multiplier to convert 1230 yards to feet?

Answer 1

`"1230 yd"` `=` `"3690 ft"`

Explanation:

Identify the relationship between yards (yd) and feet (ft).

`"3 ft = 1 yd"`

There are two unit multipliers, also called conversion factors that equal `1`.

`"3 ft"/"1 yd"` `=` `"1 yd"/"3 ft"` `=` `1`

Because these unit multipliers both equal `1`, we can use one of them to convert from one unit to another. Multiply the given dimension in the question by the unit multiplier with the desired unit in the numerator.

`1230cancel"yd"xx(3color(white)(.)"ft")/(1cancel"yd")="3690 ft"`