Question

George is getting balloons for his father's birthday party. He wants each balloon string to be 6 feet long. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If George wants to get 82 balloons, how many yards of string will he need?

Answer 1

164 yards

Explanation:

Each balloon string = 6 feet

Total balloons needed for the birthday = 82

how many yards of string will he need?

Total strings of balloon needed = Each balloon string × Total balloons needed for the birthday

= 6 feet × 82

= 492 feet

Total strings of balloon needed = 492 feet

1 yard : 3 feet

x yards : 492 feet

1 : 3 = x : 492

1/3 = x / 492

1 * 492 = 3 * x

492 = 3x

x = 492/3

= 164

x = 164 yards

492 feet = 164 yards