Linda is making a quilt and she has determined she needs 1238 square inches of orange fabric and 1399 square inches of green. How many square yards of each material will she need? Round your answers up to the nearest quarter yard.

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2022-08-14

Linda is making a quilt and she has determined she needs 1238 square inches of orange fabric and 1399 square inches of green. How many square yards of each material will she need? Round your answers up to the nearest quarter yard.
The orange fabric: ? square yards
The green fabric: ? square yards
3. How many total yards of fabric will she have to buy?
square yards =

Answer & Explanation

Deja Navarro

Deja Navarro

Beginner2022-08-15Added 17 answers

Step 1
In this problem, we must covest square inches to square yards.
As we know,
1 y a r d = 36 i n c h e s
1 square yard = 36 × 36 sq inches = 1269 s q i n c h e s
\Rightarrow 1square inch = 1 1296 sq yards
Step 2
Total quantity of orange fabric neded in square yards = 1238 1296 = 0.955
Nearest quastes yard is 1.00, so answer is 1.00 square yards.
Total quantity of green fabric needed in square yards = 1399 1296 = 1.079
Nearest quastes yard is 1.00 , so answes is 1.00 sqware yards
Step 3
Total yards of fabric which she will have to buy O r a n g e + G r e e n = 1.00 + 1.00 = 2.00 square yards.

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