Question

A dressmaker bought 2/5 meter of yellow cloth, 1/3 meter of blue cloth and 1/6 meter of red cloth to make a dress for her daughter. What is the total length of cloth that dressmaker bought ?

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What are the given facts?




What operation shall be used to solved the problem?




Solution and answer





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Answer 1

a. The total length of cloth that the dressmaker bought.

b. 2/5 m, 1/3 m, 1/6 m

c. Addition of fractions

Explanation:

Step 1. Get the LCD or least common denominator which is in this case 30.

Step 2. Transform each fraction into similar fractions having the same denominator.

12/30, 10/30, 5/30

Step 3. Add now the similar fractions and simplify to lowest terms

27/30 ÷3 = 9/10

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