The length of an object in feet is equal to 3 times its length in yards. The length of a waterslide is 48 feet. Write and solve a multiplication equation to find the length of the waterslide in yards.
The length of waterslide is 16 yards
Given that,
The length of an object object in feet is equal to 3 times it’s length in yards
The length of wall water side slide is 48 feet
Let "y" be the length of object in yards
Write and solve a multiplication equation to find the length of the waterslides in yard
From given,
Length in feet = 3 times length in yards
[tex]48 = 3 \times y[/tex]
Therefore, the multiplication equation is:
[tex]3y = 48[/tex]
Solve the equation for "y"
Divide both sides of equation by 3
[tex]\frac{3y}{3} = \frac{48}{3}\\\\y = 16[/tex]
Thus length of waterslide is 16 yards
