Using that 3 feet = 1 yard, caculate the conversion below. It may help set up a proportion.

16 yards = ? feet

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To setup the proportion, we can use the ratio of 3 feet per 1 yard:

16 yards = ? feet

(16 yards) / (1) = ? feet / (3 feet)

(16) = ? / (3)

To solve for ?, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

(16) * (3) = ?

48 = ?

Therefore, 16 yards is equal to 48 feet.