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PROBLEM:
American football is played on a 100-yard-long field, excluding the end zones. How long is the field in meters? (Assume that 1 meter equals 3.281 feet.)
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SOLUTION:
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100 \ \text{yard} & = 100 \ \bcancel{\text{yard}} \times \frac{3\ \bcancel{\text{feet}}}{1 \ \bcancel{\text{yard}}}\times \frac{1 \ \text{m}}{3.281\ \bcancel{\text{feet}}} \\
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& =91.4 \ \text{m} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
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