Araceli's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 48 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot. If Araceli's curtain company wants to make 42 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need? 1 inch = 1 12 foo

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Ashlyn Castillo

12 October, 00:59

Araceli's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 48 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot. If Araceli's curtain company wants to make 42 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need? 1 inch = 1 12 foo

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Kathy Hodges · Answer 1

168 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Calculate the total length of the curtains

42 curtains * (48 in/1 curtain) = 2016 in

2. Convert to inches to feet

1 in = ¹/₁₂ ft 2016 in * (¹/₁₂ ft/1 in) = (2016/12) ft = 168 ft

Ariceli will need 168 ft of fabric.