Question

A clerk sold three pieces of one type of ribbon to different customers. One piece was 7 10/27 yards long; another was 7 3/4 yards long, and the third one was 14 5/9 yards long.what was the total length of the ribbon sold?

Answer 1

Given:

The length of first ribbon is, 7 10/27 yards.

The length of second ribbon is, 7 3/4 yards.

The length of third ribbon is, 14 5/9 yards.

The objective is to find the total length of the yard.

The total length of the yard can be calculated as,

`\begin{gathered} T=7(10)/(27)+7(3)/(4)+14(5)/(9) \\ =(199)/(27)+(31)/(4)+(131)/(9) \\ =29.67\text{ yards} \end{gathered}`