Question

Peter is getting balloons for his grandfather's birthday party. He wants each balloon string to be 9 feet long. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If Peter wants to get 62 balloons, how many yards of string will he need

Answer 1

62x9
Your answer should be there.

Answer 2

186 yards

1 yard = 3ft
So for 1 balloon you need 3 yards to get 9ft so for 62 balloons you would need
3x62 = 186 so 186 yards is needed.