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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 feet

1 square yard = 1 yard x 1 yard (the area of a square with sides 1 yard)

= 3 feet x 3 feet

= 9 square feet

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One square yard is equal to 9 square feet, or an area that is three square feet wide by three square feet long

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1 yard equals to how many square feet?

1 square yard = 9 square feet. A square yard cannot be equal to any number of feet.


Convert feet into square yards?

Divide by 9. There are 9 square feet in 1 square yard. To figure this out, you must know that there are 3 feet in a yard. You know a square yard is a 1 yard by one yard square. You can convert the yards into feet, meaning that a square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet. Multiply those together and you get 9 feet sq., which is your answer.


One square yard is equal how many square foot?

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The area of one square yard is 9 square feet. 3x3=9


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9 square feet in 1 square yard.


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9 square feet = 1 square yard. Hence 178 square feet = 178/9 square yard = 19.77 square yard.


How do you turn square feet into square yards if carpet was 1175 square feet?

Picture a square that is 1 yard on each side. It's one yard square, or one square yard. You know that there are 3 feet in a yard. Mark your sides off with a mark at each foot. Draw horizontals and verticals. You will have divided your one square yard into 9 square feet. There are 9 square feet in a square yard. And it takes 9 square feet to make 1 square yard. To discover the number of square yards in a given number of square feet (like 1175 ft2), you'll divide the number of square feet by 9 and you'll get your answer. In this case, here's the math: 1175 / 9 = 130.555... There are 130.56 square yards in 1175 square feet.


Who many feet are in a square yard?

12A yard is 3 feet. A square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet.


How to convert square feet to square yards?

There's 3 feet to a yard and 9 square feet to one square yard (3x3). So take number of square feet and divide by 9 to get square yards.


How much square feet is in one square yard?

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How many square feet are in 1 square yard?

Nine (9) A square yard is 3 feet x 3 feet - 3 x 3 = 9


How many square yard in 1 square feet?

1/9 = 0.1111111 . . . There are 9 square feet in a square yard (3 x 3), so a square foot is 1/9 of a square yard.