Charlotte's curtain company is making curtains for a local hotel. She wants each curtain to be 36 inches long. At the fabric store, fabric is sold by the foot. If Charlotte's curtain company wants to make 53 curtains, how many feet of fabric will she need?

159 feet of fabric

Step-by-step explanation

We are told that 1 curtain is 36inches long

Since 1 foot = 12inches

x foot = 36inches

Cross multiply;

12 * x = 36

12x = 36

x = 36/12

x = 3

Hence 36inches is same as 3 feet

If Charlotte's curtain company wants to make 53 curtains, the length of 53 curtain is expressed as;

1 curtain = 3feet

53 curtain = y

y = 53 *3

y = 159 feet

Hence she will need 159 feet of fabric