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Posted: March 25 2008 at 8:16pm | IP Logged Quote domchurch3
How many 11 X 11 squares can I cut from 1/2 yard and 1 yard of fabric if the width is 44 inches? I did the math (late last night) and I came up with 4 squares for 1/2 yard and 12 for 1 yard. This baffles me because you would think it would be 6 for 1/2 yard. Am I wrong? I just reread my question and it reads like a very dry, daunting SAT question. I hope it makes sense to somebody else.

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Posted: March 25 2008 at 9:39pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
If the fabric is 44 inches wide.. you can get 4 11" squares.

But a half yard long is only 18" so you can only get one row of squares.

in 36 inches - one yard you can get 3 11's.. so have 12 squares..

the problem is in one yard you can get 3 squares long.. so a half yard doesn't do half the number of squares but rather half the length for the squares which is only 1.5 squares long.

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Posted: March 26 2008 at 9:20pm | IP Logged Quote domchurch3
So I guess I was right on those numbers. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my SAT question. :)
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