Find the cost of 27 feet of wood if each yard costs $4.63

Question

Find the cost of 27 feet of wood if each yard costs $4.63 Please explain to. Thank you

Answer 1

We need to convert feet to yards.  Use this conversion factor in order to do this.

 

3 ft = 1 yd

 

Set a proportion to find the value in yards.

 

3 / 27 = 1 / x

 

 

Cross-multiply.

 

3x = 27

  x = 9

 

9 yards is equivalent to 27 feet.

 

 

Multiply 9 by the cost.

 

$4.63 × 9 = $41.67

 

 

27 feet will cost $41.67