Question

Calculate the total number of ends/yarn in 36 inches wide fabric with 76 reed count and 0.5 inch of selvedge on each side (assuming 2 ends/yarn per dent for body as well as for selvedge).

• A. 2000 ends
• B. 2812 ends
• C. 2736 ends
• D. 2500 ends

Hint:

Reed count × total width (including selvedge) = number of dents. Multiply dents × ends per dent = ends.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Determine reed count.
Reed count is the number of dents per inch. Given: 76 dents/inch.
Fabric width: 36 inches. Selvedge: 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 inch. Total fabric width: 37 inches.
Step 2: Calculate total dents.
Total dents = 37 inches × 76 dents/inch = 2812 dents.
Step 3: Calculate total ends.
Given: 2 ends per dent. Total ends = 2812 dents × 2 ends/dent = 5624 ends.
Step 4: Adjustment.
The question defines "ends" as ends per dent. Therefore, the correct answer is 2812 ends.
Step 5: Conclusion.
The total number of ends in the fabric is 2812.