SOLUTION: you have a length of cloth that is 2 3/4 yards long and 1 1/14 yards wide. You want to cut the cloth into 20 squares that are 1 1/4 feet long on each side. Do you have enough clot

Question 549884: you have a length of cloth that is 2 3/4 yards long and 1 1/14 yards wide. You want to cut the cloth into 20 squares that are 1 1/4 feet long on each side. Do you have enough cloth to cut all the squares? explain.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 3 feet in one yard.
So, first convert 2_3/4 yards and 1_1/14 yards to feet.

Then find the area of the rectangle using Area = length times width.

Then find the area of the square using Area = (side of square) times (side of square). Then multiply this area by 20 representing the 20 squares you want to divide the rectangle into.

Finally divide area of rectangle by the area of the square times 20.

In other words, the final fraction you need to simplify is:

(area of rectangle, in feet)/(area of square times 20) =

RELATED QUESTIONS
Karla has 14.5 yards of fabric. If she needs to cut cloth into pieces that are 2 1/6... (answered by KMST)

John has 54 1/4 yard of material. If he needs to cut the cloth into pieces that are 3... (answered by richwmiller)

john has 54 1/4 yard of material. If he needs to cut the cloth into pieces that are 3... (answered by user_dude2008)

How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces,each 3... (answered by boilpoil)

a piece of cloth measures 2 yards, 1 foot and 4 inches in length, what is the length in... (answered by rfer)

How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 each 3 1/2 yards (answered by anantha)

(BASIC OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS) How many yards of material from a 24-yard length... (answered by checkley77)

A piece of cloth is 3 2/5 feet long. Sarah needs to cut the cloth into 6 equal pieces. (answered by DRichardson)

How many yards of material from a 24-yard length of cloth remain after 3 pieces, each 3... (answered by stanbon,MathLover1)