Some pleated draperies must be twice as wide as the window they cover. How many square yards of material are needed to cover this kind of window 2 ft. wide and 3 ft. long?

a. 12
b. 4
c. 1 1/3

Question

Some pleated draperies must be twice as wide as the window they cover. How many square yards of material are needed to cover this kind of window 2 ft. wide and 3 ft. long?


a. 12
b. 4
c. 1 1/3

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910  Can you explain this to mee??

anonymous · Answer

yeah this is confusing

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

we have this window

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

we need the drapes to be twice as wide (as 2 feet), so the drapes must have a width of 2*2 = 4 and a height of 3

so the drapes look like this (if fully stretched out)

|dw:1362520014424:dw|

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so you just find the area of that last rectangle

anonymous · Answer

12 a

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so muchh !

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yw

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

random side note: kateloveshorses, you sent me a message, but you have it set up to where you won't accept messages...so there's no way for me to message you back lol

it's fine either way, just wanted to let you know