Debra wants to cover a footrest in the shape of a rectangular prism with cotton fabric. The footrest is 15 inches by 7 inches by 9 inches. She has 1 square yard of fabric. Can she completely cover the footrest? Explain.

Yes, she can.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to find the surface area of the footrest and see if it greater than or less than 1 square yard.

The surface area of a rectangular prism is given as:

A=2(wl+hl+hw)

where w = width, l = length, h = height

The footrest is 15 inches by 7 inches by 9 inches. Its surface area is:

A = 2[(7 * 15) + (9 * 15) + (9 * 7)]

A = 2[105 + 135 + 63]

A = 2 * 303 = 606 square inches

1 square inch = 0.000771605 square yards

=> 606 square inches = 606 * 0.000771605 = 0.468 square yards

Since the surface area of the prism is less than 1 square yard, she can completely cover the footrest with the fabric.

introduction, methodology, results, discussion

step-by-step explanation:

an observational study is one which consists of actual observation to record data and then analyse the data.

there are a number of factors that should be analyzed before starting an observational study.

the main four factors are:

i) introduction:   this should be analysed to check whether the purpose of the study is correctly established and the data recorded are appropriate for the study

methodology:   the method of collecting the data, such as whether randomly selected, and whether sample size matches with the population to be studied, whether questions asked are easy to answer by common men, etc.

results: then results such as summary of data with comments should be studied thoroughly

discussion:   the last is the discussion, this can be either by management people or persons who are all interested , etc.