Question

Sarah making a square pillow with edges that need to measure 8 inches long. She needs a strip of fabric four times as long as one of the pillow to make a border around the pillow. How long does a strip of fabric need to be?

Answer 1

The length of the strip of fabric is 32 inches.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

The length of the edges of the square pillow should be 8 inches.

She needs a strip of fabric four times as long as one of the pillow to make a border around the pillow.

The length of the strip of fabric = 4×8 inches

The length of the strip of fabric = 32 inches

Hence, the length of the strip of fabric is 32 inches.