Question

Neelam's father needs 1 m of cloth for Neelam’s new skirt and ½ m for the scarf. How much cloth must he buy in all?

a) 1.25 m
b) 1.5 m
c) 1.75 m
d) 2 m

Answer 1

Neelam's father needs to buy 1 meter for the skirt and ½ meter for the scarf, which adds up to 1.5 meters of cloth in total. The correct answer is option (b) 1.5 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Mathematics, specifically arithmetic involving addition of fractions and whole numbers to calculate the total length of cloth needed. To find out how much cloth Neelam's father must buy in all for a skirt and a scarf, we add the lengths required for each item. First, we have 1 meter for the skirt and ½ meter for the scarf.

Using addition, we combine the two measurements:

1. For the skirt: 1 m
2. For the scarf: ½ m
3. Total cloth needed: 1 m + ½ m = 1.5 meters

Therefore, the correct option is (b) 1.5 meters.