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The lumberyard where you work sold a customer two boards . They measure 10 1/4 feet and 8 2/4 feet what is the total of the two boards

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If you add the two numbers, 10 +8 is 18.  The fractional parts are 1/4 and 2/4 which equals 3/4.  So the total length is 18 and 3/4 feet.
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10 1/4 + 8 2/4 = 18 3/4 feet
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