{"id":142411,"date":"2024-09-22T04:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T04:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=142411"},"modified":"2024-09-22T04:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T04:54:20","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-the-best-estimate-of-the-number-of-centimeters-cm-in-9-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/22\/which-of-the-following-is-the-best-estimate-of-the-number-of-centimeters-cm-in-9-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of centimeters (cm) in 9 yards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of centimeters (cm) in 9 yards? (Note: 1 yard=3 feet; 1 foot =12 inches; 1 inch =2.54 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>775 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>780 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>823 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>830 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this, let&#8217;s break the problem into steps and convert yards to centimeters step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Convert Yards to Feet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 yard = 3 feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, 9 yards would be:<br>[ 9 \\text{ yards} \\times 3 \\text{ feet\/yard} = 27 \\text{ feet} ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Convert Feet to Inches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We also know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 foot = 12 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, 27 feet would be:<br>[ 27 \\text{ feet} \\times 12 \\text{ inches\/foot} = 324 \\text{ inches} ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Convert Inches to Centimeters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 inch = 2.54 cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, 324 inches would be:<br>[ 324 \\text{ inches} \\times 2.54 \\text{ cm\/inch} = 822.96 \\text{ cm} ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Choose the Best Estimate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The result, 822.96 cm, is very close to 823 cm. Therefore, the best estimate is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer: C. 823 cm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert 9 yards to centimeters, we used a step-by-step approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Convert 9 yards to feet using the conversion factor 1 yard = 3 feet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convert feet to inches using the conversion factor 1 foot = 12 inches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convert inches to centimeters using the conversion factor 1 inch = 2.54 cm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After performing all the conversions, we found that 9 yards is approximately 823 centimeters. This step-by-step approach ensures accuracy, as each conversion is based on well-established equivalencies. Therefore, the best estimate from the options provided is 823 cm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of centimeters (cm) in 9 yards? (Note: 1 yard=3 feet; 1 foot =12 inches; 1 inch =2.54 cm) A.775 cm B.780 cm C.823 cm D.830 cm The correct answer and Explanation is : To solve this, let&#8217;s break the problem into steps and convert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}