Question

Sarah is getting balloons for her grandfather's birthday party. She wants each balloon string to be 6 feet long. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If Sarah wants to get 58 balloons, how many yards of string will she need?

Answer 1

116 yards

Explanation:

There are three feet in a yard, so two yards for each balloon. If you then multiply the number of ballons by 2 (yards) you get 116 yards.

Answer 2

116 yards

Explanation:

You first need to determine the length of string needed (in feet). So 6ft per baloon and she needs 58 baloons. 6 x 58 = 348 ft

You need to put this answer into yards. 3ft = 1 yard

So divide 348 by 3 and you get 116 yards of string needed