Rita has 1 3/4 yards of red material, 3 1/3 yards of blue material, and 4 1/2 yards of striped material. Altogether, how much material does Rita have?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Red material = 1¾ yards or 7/4 yards
Blue material = 3⅓ yards or 10/3 yards
Striped material = 4½ yards or 9/2 yards
So, total material = (7/4 + 10/3 + 9/2) yards
= (21 + 40 + 54)/12 yards
= 115/12 yards or 9 7/12 yards
Thus, Rita has 115/12 yards material .