Question

Kevin is getting balloons for his uncle's birthday party. He wants each balloon string to be 9 feetlong. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If Kevin wants to get 62 balloons, how manyyards of string will he need?1 foot = - yard 4)

Answer 1

Given data:

Each balloon: 9ft string

Total of ballons: 62

1foot=1/3 yard

1. FInd the length of the string in feet:

$62\times9ft=558ft$

2. Turn the 558ft into yards:

$558ft\times\frac{\frac{1}{3}yd}{1ft}=186yd$

Then, Kevin will need 186 yd of string