A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Units of Length. Column 1 is labeled Customary System Units with entries 1 inch, 1 foot, 1 mile. Column 2 is labeled Metric System Units with entries 2.54 centimeters, 0.3048 meters, 1.61 kilometers.

Question

Jordan builds a miniature catapult for the science fair. He documents how far the catapult can throw a small rock for his report.

Jordan measures the longest distance as 8 yards. He needs to convert the measurement to meters for his science fair report.

How many meters did the catapult throw the rock? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

The catapult threw the rock __
meters.

Answer 1

To convert yards to meters, we first need to use the conversion factor that 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters.

Jordan measured the distance as 8 yards. To convert this to meters, we can multiply the number of yards by the conversion factor:

\[ \text{Meters} = \text{Yards} \times 0.9144 \]

Substituting in the value:

\[ \text{Meters} = 8 \times 0.9144 = 7.3152 \]

Now, rounding 7.3152 to the nearest tenth gives us 7.3.

Thus, the catapult threw the rock 7.3 meters.