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Juan 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 Juan wants to get 43 balloons, how many yards of string will he need? 1 foot = 1 3 yard

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86 yards of string is required

Explanation:

Juan wants each balloon string to be 6 feet long.

Number of balloons bought = 43

Length of string = 6 feet

Total length of string required = 43 x 6 = 258 feet

Given that


1foot=(1)/(3)yard


\texttt{Total length of string required = }(258)/(3)=86yards

86 yards of string is required

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