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*9ft=558ft`

2. Turn the 558ft into yards:

`558ft*((1)/(3)yd)/(1ft)=186yd`

Then, Kevin will need 186 yd of string