Question

A construction company ordered 65 wood beams for a new project. Each beamwas 27.3 ft long. What was the total length of all of the beams put together?Write your answer in yards.Use the table of conversion facts as necessary, and do not round your answer.Conversion facts for length12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)36 inches (in) = 1 yard (yd)5280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)1760 yards (yd) = 1 mile (mi)ydхХ3?

Answer 1

The total length of all of the beams in feets is

$27.3\times65=1774.5\text{ ft}$

Now, we need to convert to yards this result. Since 3 feet is equal to 1 yard, we can write the last result as follows

$1774.5ft=1774.5ft\times(\frac{1yd}{3ft})$

which gives

$\begin{gathered} 1774.5ft=\frac{1774.5}{3}yd \\ 1774.5ft=591.5\text{ yd} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the answer is 591.5 yards