Which is greater 72 inches or 2 yards?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T01:19:50

72 inches are equivalent to 2 yards.

Neither is greater than the other. 12 inches = 1 foot and 3 feet = 1 yard. So, 72 inches is equal to 6 feet and 6 feet is equal to 2 yards.

Answer 2 · 2018-04-05T01:21:01

They are the same length

We can convert yards to inches and then compare the two numbers.

In each yard there is 3 feet.

In each foot there is 12 inches.

And so we can write:

#2cancel" yards"xx(3cancel" feet")/(1cancel" yard")xx(12" inches")/(1cancel" foot")=2xx3xx12=72# inches

The amounts are the same.