Question

linda martinez designs emblems for theaters and needs to measure the embroidery area, pictured in green below. note: the drawing is not the actual size of the item being measured. use the ruler markings along the bottom and side of the drawing to do your measurement. question: what are the height and width of the green embroidery area to the nearest sixteenth of an inch? write your answers as reduced mixed numbers (for example, 5 8/16 should be written as 5 1/2). height: width:

Explanation:

Step1: Measure height (nearest 1/16)

The green rectangle's height spans from 0 to 1 + 4/16 inches. Reduce $\frac{4}{16}$ to $\frac{1}{4}$, so height is $1\frac{1}{4}$ inches.

Step2: Measure width (nearest 1/16)

The green rectangle's width spans from 0 to 3 + 2/16 inches. Reduce $\frac{2}{16}$ to $\frac{1}{8}$, so width is $3\frac{1}{8}$ inches.

Answer:

Height: $1\frac{1}{4}$ inches
Width: $3\frac{1}{8}$ inches