Question

How many feet are in 1 yard?

Answer 1

Hint: Here we are given with two units that are used to measure length or distance we can say. For finding how many feet are in 1 yard we need to know the relation between feet and yard. This relation will help us to get an idea of how many feet make 1 yard. So 1 yard equals 3 feet. So let’s write the solution.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We are given with one unit of measurement as feet and another as yard. We are familiar with feet in our daily routine but we have to write how many feet are there in one yard.
So 1 yard equals 3 feet.
This is our answer.
Similarly if we are asked to find how many feet there are in 2 yards then we will multiply the number of feet in 1 yard by 2. That is there are \[3 \times 2 = 6\] feet in 2 yards. In this way we can find the number of feet in n yards by multiplying n by 3.
But if we are asked to find how many yards is equal to 1 foot then we will use the formula below.
 \[{\text{1foot = }}\dfrac{{\text{1}}}{{\text{3}}}{\text{yard}}\]
So, the correct answer is “3 feet.”.

Note: Students note here which unit is bigger just for general information purposes. So in foot and yard ; yard is bigger than foot. How? See 3 feet are added to make 1 yard. So the yard is bigger than foot. Hope you understood this well!
Yard is used to measure length of cloth generally whereas foot is used to measure the height of a person generally.