Question

Gina's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 36 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot. If Gina's curtain company wants to make 77 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need? 1 inch = 1 12 foot

Answer 1

231 feet of fabric

Explanation:

Gina's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 36 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot.

Converting from inches to foot

1 inch = 1/12 foot

36 inches = x feet

x = 36 × 1/12 foot

x = 3 feet

Hence, each curtain = 3 feet

If Gina's curtain company wants to make 77 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need?

This is calculated as:

1 curtain = 3 feet

77 curtains = x

Cross Multiply

x = 77 × 3 feet

x = 231 feet

Hence, she would need 231 feet of fabric