Question

Kimberly'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 Kimberly's curtain company wants to make 71 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need?

1 inch =
1
12
foot

Answer 1

the curtains are 2 feet long. if they want to make 71 curtains, wouldn't it be 71×2 or 142 feet?

Answer 2

Answer: She will need 142 ft of curtain.

Explanation:

Hi, first we have to convert the length of the curtain from inches to foot.

Since 1 inch = 1/12ft

For 24 inches:

24 inches x 1/12 = 2 ft

Since the company wants to make 71 curtains, we have to multiply the length of each curtain (2ft) by 71.

2ft x 71 = 142ft

She will need 142 ft of curtain.

Feel free to ask for more if needed or if you did not understand something.