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?
what is the answer?
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.
Remember, happy7, 6 inches on a side = 36 sq in......but I gave you points for a good effort......