Question

The standard size of a rectangular placemat is 14 inches by 16 inches. How much fabric is needed to make 6 standard placemats?

Answer 1

1,344 in

Explanation:

You need to know how much fabric it takes to make one placemat first, so you do:

1. 14x16 to get 244

Now you need to do 244 six times to find how much fabric it takes to make six placemats, so you do:

2. 244x6

and get 1,344 inches of fabric