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You are making a table cloth for a party supply company. The table cloth needs to be 8 feet by 12 feet and you must add an additional 6 inches on each side to be able to sew weights into the hem so that the tablecloth won't blow off in a wind. How many linear yards of fabric should you buy?

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well multiply 12×8 and then multiply that by 6 and get your answer

User Vanethos
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Answer: There is 14 yards of fabric he should buy.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Dimensions of a table cloth needed is as follows:

Length = 8 feet

Width = 12 feet

Since we must add an additional 6 inches on each side .

So, Length becomes = 8 feet + 6 inches

As we know that

1 feet = 12 inches

So, length becomes = 8×12+6=96+6=102 inches

Similarly, width becomes = 12 feet + 6 inches = 12×12+6=144+6=150 inches

So, total length of fabric he should buy is given by


2(length+breadth)\\\\=2(102+150)\\\\=2* 252\\\\=504\ inches

So, Total length of fabric in feet becomes,


(504)/(12)=42\ feet

Total length of fabric in yards becomes,


(42)/(3)=14\ yards

Hence, there is 14 yards of fabric he should buy.

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