A curtain for a single window can be made from a piece of materials that is 1 meter wide and 120 centimeters long.Suppose Natalie needs 2 curtains per window and she has 6 windows.If the curtain materials comes in rolls 1 meter wide,how many meters of length will she need to make curtains for all 6 windows?

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radar · Answer

Figure number of curtains needed.  six windows requiring 2 curtains each.  Curtain material is on a roll i meter wide.  Curtains are to be 1 meter wide.  Lucky Natalie!!!
Number of curtains are to be 12 each and they are to be 120 centimeter long.  

12 curtains 120 centimeter long gives length of 1,440 centimeters or 14.4 meters of material off the roll.

anonymous · Answer

Do I multiply 14.4 by 6 to get the answer?

radar · Answer

No you just use 14.4 meters of the material, remember the material is 1 meter wide on the roll.  So unroll 14.4 meters from the roll and cut it every 120 cm, should give you the 12 curtains you need.

anonymous · Answer

Oh,so the answer is 14.4 meters?

radar · Answer

That should be enough to make the required curtains