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How many yards are equivalent to $612$ inches? $left parenthesis 1 yard equals 36 inches right parenthesis$

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Explanation

Choice B is correct. It’s given that $1 yard equals 36 inches$ . Therefore, $612$ inches is equivalent to $612 inches left parenthesis StartFraction 1 yard Over 36 inches EndFraction right parenthesis$ , which can be rewritten as $StartFraction 612 yards Over 36 EndFraction$ , or $17$ yards.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of yards that are equivalent to $2.124$ inches.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of yards that are equivalent to $20,736$ inches.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of yards that are equivalent to $793,152$ inches.