Question

C. Read and analyze the problem, then solve.

1. Mother bought 20 meters of curtain material. She used 8 metres for the living room, 73
meters for the dining room, and the rest for the kitchen. How many meters did she use for the
curtain in the kitchen?

Answer 1

Given parameters:

Total length of curtains bought = 20m

She used 8m for the living room

She used 7m for the dining room

unknown:

Quantity used for the kitchen = ?

Solution:

Quantity used for the kitchen = Total length - (living room + dining room)

Input the parameters given solve;

Quantity used for the kitchen = 20 - (8 + 7) = 5m

The length of curtain used for the kitchen is 5m