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Joan sewed 115 fabric squares for her new quilt. Each fabric square was 12 inches by 12 inches. If no fabric square was cut or folded, which statement describes the largest square quilt Joan could make?

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Joan sewed 115 fabric squares for her new quilt. Each fabric square was 12 inches by 12 inches. If no fabric square was cut or folded, which statement describes the largest square quilt Joan could make?

Group of answer choices

1.Joan has too many squares for a 9-foot-by-9-foot quilt and not enough squares for a 10-foot-by-10-foot quilt.

2.Joan has too many squares for a 10-foot-by-10-foot quilt and not enough squares for an 11- foot-by-11-foot quilt.

3.Joan has too many squares for an 11-foot-by-11-foot quilt and not enough squares for a 12- foot-by-12-foot quilt.

4.Joan has too many squares for a 12-foot-by-12-foot quilt and not enough squares for a 13-foot-by-13-foot quilt.

Answer:

3.Joan has too many squares for an 11-foot-by-11-foot quilt and not enough squares for a 12- foot-by-12-foot quilt.

Explanation:

Given that:

Joan sewed 115 fabrics for her new quilt and each fabric square was 12 by 12 inches, suppose no fabric square was cut or folded, the largest quilt Joan could make was an 11-foot-by-11-foot quilt but not enough squares for a 12- foot-by-12-foot quilt.

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