Given:
1 mile = 1,609 meters
1 mile = 1,760 yards
Asked: Convert 6,436 meters to yards.
Solution:
STEP 1:
[tex]6,436\text{ meters x}\frac{1\text{ mile}}{1,609\text{ meters}}=4\text{ miles}[/tex]
STEP 2:
[tex]4\text{ miles x }\frac{1,760\text{ yards}}{1\text{ mile}}=7,040\text{ yards}[/tex]
NOTE: The error the student made is in the operation. The student used division when multiplication is supposed to be the operation.
STEP 3: 7,040 yards
