A square yard is a square with sides 1 yard in length. (a) How many square feet are in 1 square yard? (b) How many square inches are in 1 square yard?

Question

A square yard is a square with sides 1 yard in length.

(a) How many square feet are in 1 square yard?

(b) How many square inches are in 1 square yard?

Answer 1

a) there are 3 feet in a yard, so there are 3*3 = 9 square feet in a square yard

b) there are 12 inches in a foot, so there are 36 inches in a yard, so there are 36 * 36 = 1296 square inches in a square yard