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Lesson 2

1. Lesson 2

1.9. Lesson 2 Summary

Mathematics 20-3 Module 6

Module 6: Surface Area

 

Lesson 2 Summary

 

This is a photo of a fashion designer who is examining a long dress being worn by a fashion model.

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Fashion is a global multi-billion dollar industry. Clothes are often designed in one country, manufactured in another, with the fabrics obtained from a third country, and then sold around the world! Two input costs of a dress, such as the one in the photo, are the quality and the amount of fabric. Could you estimate the amount of fabric used to make this dress?

 

As you have seen in this lesson, being able to estimate area is an important skill in a wide spectrum of careers. You explored estimating surface area by using referents.