Question

You need 4 1/8 yards of blue silk to make one braidsmaid dress and 3 5/8 yards of the same fabric to make another one how many yards of the blue silk do you need to make both dresses

Answer 1

Given that BLUE silk used to make one braidsmaid dress =
`4 (1)/(8)` yards

Given that "
`3 (5)/(8)` yards of the same fabric to make another one" which means BLUE silk is used for another dress too.

BLUE silk used to make another dress =
`3 (5)/(8)` yards

Now we have to find how many yards of blue silk used so we will just add both numbers.

`4 (1)/(8) +3 (5)/(8)`

`= 4+3 +(1)/(8)+ (5)/(8)`

`= 7 +(6)/(8)`

`= 7 +(3)/(4)`

Hence final answer is
`7 (3)/(4)` yards.