Orange and tangerine trees

Brad's father asked an engineer to survey the field behind their house. He wanted to plant some orange and tangerine trees there. According to the survey, the field is thirty-two feet long and six yards wide. What is the area of the field in sq feet?

Correct result:

S =  576 ft²

Solution:

$$\begin{gathered} a=32\text{ ft } \\ b=y{d}_{2}ft(6)=18 \\ S=a\cdot b=32\cdot 18=576{\text{ft}}^2 \end{gathered}$$

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