Josh plans to make birdhouses to sell at a craft fair. He has a sample of the wood he wants to use. The sample has area one fifth square
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5 square foot and weighs one half pound
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2 pound. The local hardware store sells the wood only by the square yard. There are 9 square9 square feet in 1 square1 square yard. What is the unit rate for pounds of the wood per square​ yard? If Josh needs 3 square3 square yards of the wood in​ all, how many pounds of the wood does he​ need?