Question

Lisa made a quilt for her cousin's doll. The quilt had an 8 x 8 array of different color square patches. If each patch is 2 in long, what is the area of the whole quilt?

Answer 1

First, we find the area of one patch

`A=(8)/(3)\cdot(8)/(3)=(64)/(9)`

Then, we multiply this area by 64 because there are 8x8 square patches.

`A_(total)=64\cdot(64)/(9)=(4096)/(9)=455(1)/(9)`

Hence, the total area is 455 1/9 square inches.