Question

Sandy uses 44 red fabric squares and some white fabric squares to make a quilt.

The quilt has a total area of 280 square inches.
Each fabric square has an area of 4 square inches.
How many white fabric squares does Sandy use?
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Answer 1

26

Explanation:

Quilt total area = 280 sq. in

Each red fabric square has area of 4 sq. in. and there are 44 of them. So,

Total Red Fabric Area = 4 * 44 = 176 sq. in.

Now, the remaining area comprises of white fabric squares:

Remaining Area = 280 - 176 = 104 sq. in.

104 square inches is covered by white fabric squares, EACH having area of "4" sq. in.

Hence,

Number of White Fabric Squares = 104/4 = 26