To find out how much ribbon Sonya needs to sew around the square pillow, we first need to determine the dimensions of the pillow.
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Calculate the side length of the pillow: The area of a square is given by the formula:
We know that the area of the pillow is 144 square inches, so we can set up the equation: Taking the square root of both sides gives: -
Calculate the perimeter of the pillow: The perimeter
of a square is given by the formula: Substituting the side length we found:
Therefore, Sonya must buy 48 inches of ribbon to have the exact amount needed to sew along each side of the square pillow.