Problem

If a football field is 120 yards long, what is the length in meters?

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\(120 \text{ yards} \times 0.9144 \frac{\text{meters}}{\text{yard}} = 109.728 \text{ meters}\)

Steps

Step 1 :Step 1: Write down the conversion factor between yards and meters, which is 1 yard = 0.9144 meters.

Step 2 :\(1 \text{ yard} = 0.9144 \text{ meters}\)

Step 3 :Step 2: Multiply the length of the football field in yards by the conversion factor to get the length in meters.

Step 4 :\(120 \text{ yards} \times 0.9144 \frac{\text{meters}}{\text{yard}} = 109.728 \text{ meters}\)

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