Question

The directions on a sewing pattern say to cut an extra 15% of fabric to account for error. Chloe needs 0.75 yard of fabric to make a skirt, and she cuts 0.1125 yard. Did Chloe cut the correct amount of fabric? Why or why not?

Answer 1

She was correct to multiply .75 by .15 to get .1125, but she forgot to add that value to .75 to get the total amount of fabric needed.