Question

Mrs. Kuhn is making a rectangular quilt. Each quilt square will be 4 inches long. In order to buy fabric, she needs to calculate the area of the quilt. What calculation should Mrs. Kuhn make in order to calculate the area?

the sum of the lengths of the four edges of the quilt
the sum of the number of squares in the length and width of the quilt
the product of 4 inches times the sum of the length and width of the quilt
the product of the number of squares in the length and width of the quilt

Answer 1

Calculation for Mrs. Kuhn's Quilt

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To calculate the area of her rectangular quilt, Mrs. Kuhn needs to multiply the length and width of the quilt in inches. Since each quilt square is 4 inches long, the calculation for the area of the quilt is:

Area of quilt = Length of quilt x Width of quilt x (4 inches) ^2

Therefore, the correct calculation for Mrs. Kuhn to determine the area of her quilt is the product of 4 inches times the sum of the length and width of the quilt.