Question

Jane is making a suit which requires 2 5/8 yards for the jacket and 1 3/4 yards for the skirt. What is the total amount of material she needs? A. 3 1/2 yards B. 3 2/3 yards C. 4 yards D. 4 3/8 yards Mark for review (Will be highlighted on the review page)

Answer 1

In order to calculate this, We need to make sure that both measurements have the same denominator, so we need to transform 3/4 into a fraction with denominator of 8

1 3/4 >>> 1 6/8 ( the 6 comes from 8/4 x 3)

The total material that jane need would be:

2 5/8 + 1 6/8

= 3 11/8

= 4 3/8

The answer is option D,