How many inches are in 1/4 yard?

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smendyka
Mar 6, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

We know the conversion factor of yards to inches is:

#1" yard" = 36" inches"#

To find how many inches in #1/4# yard we can multiply each side of the equation by #color(red)(1/4)# giving:

#color(red)(1/4) xx 1" yard" = color(red)(1/4) xx 36" inches"#

#1/4" yard" = 36/4" inches"#

#1/4" yard" = 9" inches"#

Therefore, there are 9 inches in #1/4# yard

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