The length of the alligator is 82.8 inches
Further explanation
An alligator is 2.3 yards, convert this to inches!
We know that:
[tex]\boxed {1 yard = 36 inches }[/tex]
so to find how much 1 yard in inches we just need to multiply 2.3 yards to 36 inches or we can write them in fraction as follow:
Let's say the the length we calculate in x
[tex]\boxed {\frac{ 1 yard}{36 inches} = \frac{2.3 yards}{x} }\\\boxed {= \frac{2.3 yards \times36 inches}{1 yard} }\\\boxed {= 82.8 inches }[/tex]
When doing a decimal number multiplication, the process is the same as a whole number multiplication. The difference is you need to remember where to put the decimal point. Here is an example:
2.3 ⇒ has 1 decimal place
36 x ⇒ has 0 decimal place
138
69 +
82.8 ⇒ has 1 decimal place
As you can see,
The first factor (2.3) has 1 decimal place, second factor (36) is a whole number which has 0 decimal place, so the result will has 1 decimal place (1+0)
When converting unit, we can use this three step:
- Write the conversion in fraction
- Multiply
- Cancel any unit that are both top and bottom
Here are another units of length:
[tex]\boxed {1 inch = 2.54 cm }\\\boxed {1 foot = 12 inches }\\\boxed {1 yard = 3 feet = 90 cm }[/tex]
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