Question

Fernando is getting balloons for his mother's birthday party. He wants each balloon string to be

9 feet long. At the party store, string is sold by the yard. If Fernando wants to get 52 balloons,
how many yards of string will he need?

9 ft
Convert to Solve

Answer 1

ANSWER: 156 Yards

EXPLANATION: He wants 52 balloons and each string to be 9 feet long. 52 times 9 = 468 feet, meaning he wants 468 feet of string in total. Now we need to convert this to yards. 3 feet = 1 yard. 468 divided by 3 = 156 yards.