Instructions for a blanket call for 36 yards of yarn. A skein of yarn has 6 feet in in. How many skeins of yarn do you need?

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Kylan Hatfield

Mathematics

17 May, 05:42

Instructions for a blanket call for 36 yards of yarn. A skein of yarn has 6 feet in in. How many skeins of yarn do you need?

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Dj · Answer 1

For this case the first thing you should know is the following unit conversion:

1 yard = 3 feet

Applying the conversion we have:

6 * (1/3) = 2 yards

Therefore the number of skeins of yarn is:

N = (36) / (2)

N = 18

Answer:

You need 18 skeins of yarn