Question

Jane's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 24 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot. If Jane's curtain company wants to make 48 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need? 1 inch = 1 12 foot

Answer 1

`96\ \text{inches}`

Explanation:

Fabric used for one curtain = 24 inches =
`(24)/(12)=2\ \text{feet}`

Number of curtains Jane's company wants to make is 48.

So, total feet of fabric used by Jane's company will be the product of the fabric used for one curtain and the number of curtains.

Total fabric needed =
`48* 2=96\ \text{inches}`

Hence, Jane will need
`96\ \text{inches}` of fabric.