SOLUTION: A fabric wall hanging is to fill a space that measures 5 m by 6.5 m. Allowing for 0.1 m of the fabric to be folded back along each edge, how much fabric must be purchased for the w

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Question 1058674: A fabric wall hanging is to fill a space that measures 5 m by 6.5 m. Allowing for 0.1 m of the fabric to be folded back along each edge, how much fabric must be purchased for the wall hanging?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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There will be two folds for each of the length and the width.
So, the length must be 6.7 m and the width 5.2 m
The area is 34.84 m^2