How do you calculate yards into square yards?

Answer 1

I am assuming you mean the square footage of your lawn, so I will answer the question with this in mind. The answer also depends on how you will use the result. I will assume you are trying to figure out how much fertilizer to buy. If you need to know the square footage for something more precise, such as placing sod or, heaven forbid, a real estate transaction, you will have to have a more precise approach. So, you want to estimate the square footage in order to buy fertilizer. If your lot is fairly rectangular (two long sides that are very close to the same length, and the same for the two short sides), measure each side. Since you don't need a very accurate answer, average the lengths of the two short sides (let's say the average is 99.2 ft). Then, average the two long sides (let's say 124.7 ft). The "gross area" is 99.2'x124.7' = 12370. sq ft. You will need to subtract the area where your house and driveway are (no fertilizer there). It will be very helpful to draw a simple diagram. So measure the sides of your house and driveway and calculate the area. (Divide complicated layouts into smaller simpler shapes like rectangles or triangles and sum up the areas of each.) For a rectangular house that is 30'x85' with a 23'x40' driveway, the areas are 2550 sq ft and 920 sq ft. The total of these 2 areas is 3470 sq ft. So, you will place fertilizer on 12370 - 3470 = 8900 sq ft of grass. BTW, your 12370 sq ft lot is approximately 0.28 acres of land. (Divide 12370 sq ft by 43560 sq ft per acre.)

Answer 2

A square yard is 36" square, so it would be 9 square feet or 1296 square inches.

If you're buying carpeting, you cannot specify odd shapes. If you're carpeting a room that is 8'x10', and the carpeting comes on a roll 12' wide, you need to buy 8 running feet of 12' carpeting. At $15 per square yard, that'd be $165 that they would charge you.

If you were buying 12"x12" carpet tiles, you'd only need 80 tiles. You could pay $16.50 per yard for 7 boxes of 12 tiles, and your total cost would be $154.

Answer 3

The answer depends on the area of what. For some simple shapes there are simple formulae which need to be applied, for shapes of intermediate complexity, it is necessary to breakdown the shape into smaller simple shapes, find the area of each and sum these. For highly complicated shapes, it may be necessary to use other methods. This could require replicating the shape on a fine grid and making an estimate on the basis of grid cells covered, or duplicating the shape onto a uniform lamina and comparing the mass of the lamina to that of a unit.

Answer 4

To convert yards to square yards, you simply square the number of yards. For example, if you have 4 yards, the equivalent in square yards would be 16 square yards (4 yards x 4 yards).

Answer 5

A yard is a unit of distance. A square yard is a unit of area. The two units are therefore incompatible.

Answer 6

I measured around 211ft...what is that on square feet