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

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Question 1130067: Instructions for a blanket call for 36 yards. A skein of yarn has 6 feet in it. How many skeins of yarn do you need?
Answer by 4198181(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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First we need to convert both measurements to yards, there are 3 feet in oNE yard, so 6÷3=2
There are 2 yards of yarn in one skein.
Then we do 36÷2=18
We need 18 skeins of yarn