Sara has $4 3/4$ yards of red fleece and $2 2/3$ yards of blue fleece fabric. How many yards of red and blue fleece fabric does she have altogether?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-15T01:07:15

$7 5/12$ yrds

We can add the amounts:

$4 3/4+2 2/3$

$4+3/4+2+2/3$

$6+3/4+2/3$

At this point, I need to find a common denominator (which is 12):

$6+3/4(1)+2/3(1)$

$6+3/4(3/3)+2/3(4/4)$

$6+9/12+8/12$

$6+17/12$

$6+12/12+5/12$

$6+1+5/12$

$7 5/12$ yrds

Sara has 4 3/44 3/4 yards of red fleece and 2 2/32 2/3 yards of blue fleece fabric. How many yards of red and blue fleece fabric does she have altogether?