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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-17

One acre is equivalent to 43,560 square feet. If an acre is also equivalent to 4,840 square yards, how many square feet are equal to one square yard?

Asked by blu3sk8

Answer (2)

You don't need the acre conversions for this. You know that three feet = one yard, expressed as 3 f = y . If you square this (one square foot is literally one foot squared, the same goes for yards), then ( 3 f ) 2 = y 2 , which means 9 ( f 2 ) = y 2 , so there are nine square feet in a square yard.

Answered by smurphy | 2024-06-10

One square yard is equivalent to 9 square feet because there are 3 feet in each yard. To find the area, we square the length conversion (1 yard = 3 feet), resulting in 1 square yard = 9 square feet. Therefore, you can multiply the number of square yards by 9 to convert to square feet.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-10-15