Question

Patricia needs 10 yards of fabric to make curtains for her bedroom she also needs 3 yards of fabric to make a cover for her storage bench Patricia has 15 feet of fabric how many more feet of fabric does she need

Answer 1

She needs an additional 24 feet of fabric.

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we first need to calculate how many yards of fabric Patricia needs. This will be given by the sum of the fabric needed for the curtains and the fabric required to cover the storage bench. As seen bellow:

required fabric = 10 + 3 = 13 yards

We need to convert this value to feets, so the units are the same. To do that we multiply by 3.

required fabric = 13*3 = 39 feet

To know how many more fabric she needs we have to subtract the required fabric for the task by the total she already has. This is shown bellow:

needed fabric = 39 - 15 = 24 feet

She needs an additional 24 feet of fabric.

Answer 2

24 feet

Explanation:

According to the question, Patricia needs 10 yards of fabric to make curtains for her bedroom she also needs 3 yards of fabric to make a cover for her storage bench

So, she needs 13 yards

converting into feet

1 yard = 3 feet

13 yards x 3 = 39 feet

Now, she already has 15 feet of fabric.

Finding out the difference : 39 - 15= 24 feet

Therefore, she needs 24 feet more of fabric