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Scott is getting balloons for his uncle's birthday party. He wants each balloon string to be 6 feet long. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If Scott wants to get 59 balloons, how many yards of string will he need?

1 foot =
1
3
yard

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1st, find how many how many feet of string is needed. 2nd, use that amount of feet and find the yard equivalent.
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