Kristen is making lanyards for a convention. She needs to make 1,000 lanyards and knows that 1 lanyard uses 1.75 feet of cord. How much cord will Kirsten need? Describe how Kirsten could have solved the problem without writing out the pattern needed.
1,750 feet of cord She needs 1000 lanyards and therefore 1000 times the amount of cord for 1 lanyard, so if 1 lanyard uses 1.75 feet of cord, 1000 lanyards needs 1000 times 1.75 feet of cord. 1000*1.75ft=1,750ft She needs 1,750 feet of cord.
