Question 208353: Your making a photo quilt by transferring photos to aquares of fabric. Each square should be big enough so that you can turn over an edge 5/8 inch long on each side and have a finished aquare with a side length of 5 3/4 inches.
a.What are the demensions of each fabric square? is it 5 3/4 x 5 3/4
b.How many square inches of fabric do you need if you want to include 48 squares? is it 276 in. squared
c. The fabric you buy is 36 inches wide. How long a piece of fabric do you need?
d. You buy a piece of fabric that has the length you found in part (c). Once you've cut all squares, how many square inches of fabric are left over?
Please help solve! Thank you!
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the side length of a FINISHED square is 5 3/4 ___ but that is after you have turned over a 5/8 edge on EACH side
the starting side length must be 5 3/4 + 5/8 + 5/8 or 7 inches
b. one square is 7 x 7 and you need 48 ___ 7 x 7 x 48 = ?
c. the fabric is wide enough for 5 WHOLE squares ___ 36 / 7 = 5 1/7
___ you need 48 squares ___ there are 5 in a row, so you need 10 rows ___ because 9 is not enough 9 x 5 = 45
___ 10 rows of 7 inch squares is 70 inches ___ 10 x 7 = 70
d. the fabric is one inch wider than the 5 squares per row
___ so there is a strip of "extra" material one inch wide and 70 inches long ___ 1 x 70 = 70 square inches
___ also, only 3 squares are cut from the 10th row ___ this leaves 2 squares of "extra" material ___ 2 x 7 x 7 = 98 square inches
___ so the square inches of left over fabric is ___ 70 + 98 = ?
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