Converting square feet to square yards?

Answer 1

The conversion of one yard to feet is three feet per yard. Thus, in a single-dimensioned space, you can simply divide whatever distance is given by 3 to get yards. However, adding a second dimension means you have feet x feet and thus, must convert both dimensions to yards, meaning you have to divide by 3 twice or once by 9.

Answer 2

There are 9 square feet in 1 square yard.

To convert divide the number of square feet by 9 to get square yards.