Emily is sewing a top treatment for her bedroom window that requires a special self enclosed French scene the first part of the same measures 1/4 in and the second part in closing the first seam measures 3/8 of an inch what is the total amount of fabric that Emily should allow for the top treatment seam?
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To find the total amount of fabric that Emily should allow for the top treatment seam, we need to add the measurements of the first and second seam.
First seam: 1/4 inch
Second seam: 3/8 inch
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 8 is 8.
1/4 can be rewritten as 2/8 (multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2)
3/8 remains as is
Therefore, the total amount of fabric for the top treatment seam is:
2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8
So, Emily should allow for 5/8 of an inch of fabric for the top treatment seam.
To find the total amount of fabric that Emily should allow for the top treatment seam, we need to add the lengths of the two parts together.
The first part measures 1/4 inch, and the second part, including the first seam, measures 3/8 inch.
Step 1: Convert the fractions to have a common denominator.
For the first part: 1/4 = 2/8
For the second part: 3/8
Step 2: Add the fractions together.
2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8
Step 3: Convert the result back to inches.
5/8 inch
Therefore, Emily should allow 5/8 inch of fabric for the top treatment seam.