Question

Jerry is helping his dad decorate their home for a party. They start with 34 yards of streamers. Jerry hangs 25 feet of streamers, and his dad hangs 38 feet of streamers. How many yards of streamers do they have left?
Hint: There are 3 feet in a yard.
yards

Answer 1

First, let's convert the 34 yards of streamers into feet. Since there are 3 feet in a yard:

\[
34 \text{ yards} \times 3 \text{ feet/yard} = 102 \text{ feet}
\]

Next, we will calculate the total length of streamers hung by Jerry and his dad:

\[
\text{Jerry's streamers} = 25 \text{ feet}
\]
\[
\text{Dad's streamers} = 38 \text{ feet}
\]
\[
\text{Total streamers hung} = 25 \text{ feet} + 38 \text{ feet} = 63 \text{ feet}
\]

Now we will subtract the total streamers hung from the original amount in feet:

\[
\text{Remaining streamers} = 102 \text{ feet} - 63 \text{ feet} = 39 \text{ feet}
\]

Finally, we need to convert the remaining streamers back into yards:

\[
\text{Remaining yards} = \frac{39 \text{ feet}}{3 \text{ feet/yard}} = 13 \text{ yards}
\]

Thus, they have \( \boxed{13} \) yards of streamers left.