You should have 741 yds.
Just set up the problem like a proportion:
2600 yds = x
16 oz 4.56 oz
Multiply 2600 x 4.56 = 11856 Divide 11856 by 16 = 741 yd.
To check for accuracy divide 2600 by 16 = 162.5 yds/ oz.
Multiply 162.5 x 4.56 = 741
Jane in northern Vermont where there is a ton of snow on the ground.
>I could probably do this problem, if I could stop thinking of it as
>a word problem in Algebra 1. !pleH Please!
>
>I have some yarn that, according to the balance scale, is 2600
>yds/lb. I have 4.56 oz. spun up.
>
>Now, I know that I should be able to take those measurements and be
>able to figure out how many yards I have in 4.56 oz. Alas, I can't.
>
>Can anyone else figure it out, and please give me the answer? I'll
>send you lots of cyber hugs.
>
>Ok. Chocolate. I'll send you chocolate. :)
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