Pat IV - Math Applications Flashcards
The term “square yard of fabric” means fabric that measures
9 square feet
A pair of pants takes 1 5/8 yards of fabric. How many pairs of pants can be made with 13 yards of fabric?
8 pairs
Five skirts with elastic waistbands are going to be made. Two skirts each need 24 3/4 inch piece of elastic. The third skirt needs a 25 1/4 inch piece of elastic. The fourth skirt needs a 27 5/8 inch piece of elastic and the fifth skirt needs a 28 1/8 inch piece of elastic. How much elastic has to be purchased in total to make all five skirts?
3 5/8 yards
A table has two long sides and two short sides and needs a tablecloth. The two long sides of the table cloth measure 74 inches and the two short sides measure 52 inches. How many YARDS of trim would have to be purchased to adorn the edges?
7 yards
A customer paid $24.50 for s dress that was on sale for 30% off. What was the original retail price of the dress?
$35.00
A pattern must be created for s skirt and the instructor leaves the following instructions — Take 1/2 of the hip measurements plus 1/4 inch for ease to determine the width of the pattern. What would the width of the pattern be if the hips measure 45 3/4 inches?
23 1/8 inches
To draft the pattern for a pants pattern, instructions left by the instructor are — take a 1/4 of the hip measurement plus 1/4 inch for ease to determine the width of the front pattern. The width of the pattern is 9 3/4 inches. What is the hip measurement?
39 1/2 inches
When making a circle skirt pattern, start with a circle shape that measure the same as the waist. What would be the diameter of the skirt, if the waist measurement is 25 1/8 inches?
12 inches
You need to purchase 3 3/4 of a yard of a fabric. How much is the total cost if one yards costs $2.79?
$10.46
A dress sold for $59.95. The fabric cost was $27.30 and it took 10 hours to make. How much was paid by the hour to make the dress?
$3.26
The jackets in a particular store cost $40.00 what should the retail price be to realize an 80% markup?
$72
The length of s men’s shirt sleeve is measured in the following way:
From the nape of the neck to the shoulder to the wrist with the elbow bent
The best way to measure the crotch depth for a woman’s pair of pants is to
Measure the waist and the hip while sitting on a hard flat surface, then subtract the smaller measurement from the larger measurement and this is the crotch depth
Half inch equals
8/16th of an inch
How many inches are in 3/4 of a yard
27 inches
