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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

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62x9
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User Emii
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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.
User Hrishikesh Kadam
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