Question

A furniture factory needs 34.7 ft2 of fabric to upholster one chair. Its Dutch supplier sends the fabric in bolts that hold 273.5 m2. How many chairs can be upholstered with 4 bolts of fabric?

Answer 1

Answer: There are 31 chairs that can be upholstered with 4 bolts of fabric.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

`1\ m^2=10.7639\ ft^2`

Volume = 273.5 m²

Number of bolts of fabric = 4

So, Total volume would be

`273.5* 4\\\\=1094\ ft^2`

Since 34.7 sq. ft of fabric is needed to upholster one chair.

So, the number of chairs that can be upholstered with 4 bolts of fabric would be

`(1094)/(34.7)\\\\=31.53\\\\\approx 31`

Hence, there are 31 chairs that can be upholstered with 4 bolts of fabric.