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McGraw Hill Glencoe Geometry, 2012

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Exercise 4 Page P21

Use the conversion factor that $1$ yard is equal to $3$ feet.

$18$ ft

Practice makes perfect

Let's start by copying the given statement.

6 yd = 18 ft

Converting between yards (yd) and feet (ft) will involve using a conversion factor.

\frac{3 ft}{1 yd}

Multiplying

6 yd

by this conversion factor will convert it to feet.

6 yd \cdot \frac{3 ft}{1 yd}

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$a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}$

\frac{6 yd \cdot 3 ft}{1 yd}

Cross out common factors

\frac{6 yd \cdot 3 ft}{1 yd}

Simplify quotient

\frac{6 \cdot 3 ft}{1}

Multiply

\frac{1 8 ft}{1}

$\frac{a}{1} = a$

18 ft

To complete the given statement, we will substitute

18

into the blank space.

6 yd = 18 ft

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Exercises p.21-P21