Use the ratio 1 meter is approximately equal to 1.09 yards. Martha runs 1,000 meters in a race. How many yards does Martha run?

Question

1,009

1,900

1,090

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Answer 1

To convert meters to yards using the ratio provided (1 meter ≈ 1.09 yards), you can multiply the number of meters by the conversion factor.

Martha runs 1,000 meters:

\[ 1,000 \text{ meters} \times 1.09 \text{ yards/meter} = 1,090 \text{ yards} \]

Therefore, Martha runs 1,090 yards.

The correct answer is 1,090.