Question

Charlie made a start using 1/8 yards of red fabric and 1/3 yards of yellow fabric. How many yards of fabric did he use in all? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

`(11)/(24)` yards

Explanation:

`(1)/(8)` +
`(1)/(3)` we need a common denominator which is 24

`(1)/(8)` x
`(3)/(3)` =
`(3)/(24)`

`(1)/(3)` x
`(8)/(8)` =
`(8)/(24)`

`(3)/(24)` +
`(8)/(24)` =
`(11)/(24)` yards

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