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That can't be answered. A square yard is a unit for measuring area. The area does not have to be square. The area could be one foot wide and nine feet long. ( 1x9=9 That makes 9 square feet, or one square yard. ) Or any variation.

If you assume the square yard is square, then each side will be 3 feet long, or one yard long. That is why one square yard equals nine square feet. 3x3=9

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How many yard does one square yard equal?

One square yard is just that. One yard wide by one yard long. It is one square yard.


Is a yard the same as a square yard?

No. One yard is a distance, square yard is the surface of a square that's one yard long and one yard wide.


What is one squared yard?

One square yard is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide, therefore: 1 square yard equals 9 square feet. 3x3=9 When you measure how long and how wide something is, you get its area, which can be done in square yards. You can figure out how big your backyard is, or a football field, or enough carpet to do your room.


Is a square yard the same as a yard square?

'One square yard' and 'a yard square' are the same thing. But that only works with 'one'. With any amount bigger or smaller than one, there is always a difference. Two square yards is definitely not the same thing as two yards square! Two square yards is 'one square yard' plus 'one square yard'. That's 2 sq. yds. A two yard square is an area that is two yards long and two yards wide. That's 4 sq. yds.


Which is bigger one square yard or one square foot?

A square yard is larger. There are 9 square feet in each square yard.


How long is a square yard?

A square yard is an area equal to a square measuring one yard (3 feet) on each side. Therefore it is 3X3, or 9 square feet. Since each foot is 12 inches long, a square yard is also 36X36 square inches. You do the math.


What is greater One square yard or one square foot?

One square yard is greater.


What is a square yard?

A square yard is a measure of area that represents an area that is one yard by one yard in size. If you have a roll of paper 1 yard wide and you pull some off the roll and cut it off at a length of 1 yard, your piece of paper is 1 yard by 1 yard in size. It has 1 square yard of area. Note that, because the yard is three feet in length, the square yard is a square that is 3 feet by 3 feet, or 9 square feet. A square yard is 9 square feet. The reason we went here is because if the square yard doesn't have to be a perfect square. It can be a rectangle that is 2 feet by 4 1/2 feet in size. As long as the product of the length and the width is 1 square yard (or 9 square feet), you'll have that square yard. Extending the idea, any flat shape can have a square yard of area. As long as the equivalent "shaded area" of the shape equals the shaded area of a square that is 1 yard by 1 yard, both have an area of 1 square yard.


One yard equals 3 feet if each side of a square is 1 yard long then what is the perimeter of the square in feet?

The perimeter of the square is 12 square units The perimeter of the square is 12 feet.


Is a yard the same as square yard?

No. A yard measures a straight line, which is 3 feet long. A square yard measures a square that is 3 feet long on each side. Multiply two sides to get the total area of a square yard. So a yard is 3 feet long and a square yard covers an area of 9 feet.


Is one square yard greater then 1 square foot?

Yes, one square yard is equal to 9 square feet. So, one square yard is greater than one square foot.


How do you know there is 9 square feet in a yard?

I don't since a square foot is a measure of area whereas a yard is a measure of length.However, in 1 square yard there are 9 square feet:1 yard = 3 feet1 square yard = 1 yard x 1 yard (the area of a square with sides 1 yard)= 3 feet x 3 feet= 9 square feet