a club is making a banner to advertise its quilt show.they have asked the members to cut squares 6 inches on a side from calico material.if each of the 15 members brings in 12 patches,how many square feet can they cover?
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Well....let's start with number of patches per person* area each patch covers
Each patch covers 6 sq inches and there will be 12 per person so 6*12=72
Now we do, solution of first problem * number of members
15 members and the solution was 72
Just to break the problem down further, I will do (10*72)+(5*72)
10*72=720
Since 5 is half of ten, but the second number is the same, then the answer of 5*72=360
720+360=1080
1080 is the answer in square inches
7.5 square feet is the answer you want
6 square inches on a side = 36 sq in
So, the number of square inches is given by
15 * 12 * 36 = 6480 sq in
And to convert this to square feet, we have
6480 sq in x [ 1 square ft / 144 sq in ] = 45 sq ft.
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Remember, happy7, 6 inches on a side = 36 sq in......but I gave you points for a good effort......
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