Question

In the United States, distance markers on golf courses are given in yards, but in Europe they are given in meters. A European player, golfing in the United states, has a shot that measures 150 yards. He wants his caddy to give him the distance in meters. What should the caddy tell him?

Answer 1

We are asked to convert the distance of 150 yards to meters, to do that we will use the following conversion factor:

$1\text{ meter=}1.09\text{ yards}$

We will convert using the following relationship:

$150yd\times\frac{1m}{1.09yd}$

Solving the operation:

$150yd\times\frac{1m}{1.09yd}=137.16m$

Therefore, the distance is 137.16 meters.