Question

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

Answer 1

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