Question

A blue whale was once recorded with a length of 36 yards. How many centimeter long was the whale, if l in is 2.54 cm?

Answer 1

`3291.8 cm`

Explanation:

`1 " yard " = 36 " inches "` in English unit of length.
`1 " inch" = 2.54 cm.`

Therefore `36" yards"= 36xx36 = 1296 " inches"`.

And then

`1296 " inches" = 1296 xx 2.54 = 3291.84 cm`

`3291.84 cm=32.92m`