Jo's mother bought some fabric in a sale.She bought 2 1/2m white,3 1/4m red and 1 3/8 blue material. A.How much material did she buy in all? B.If the material costs $72 per meter,how much money did she spend? Please as soon as you get both answers could you please post it.Thanks

It sure is expensive.

2 1/2 = 2 4/8

3 1/4 = 3 2/8
1 3/8 = 1 3/8

A. Add those together. What is the total amount of fabric?

B. Multiply the total amount of fabric by $72. What is the total cost?

By the way -- $72 a meter is a very expensive fabric.

Thanks Ms.Sue

You're welcome, Annecia.

Sure! Let's calculate the answers step-by-step:

A. To find out how much material Jo's mother bought in total, we need to add up the lengths of white, red, and blue material.

White fabric: 2 1/2 meters
Red fabric: 3 1/4 meters
Blue fabric: 1 3/8 meters

To add these values, we need to find a common denominator. Let's convert the fractions to have the same denominator:

2 1/2 = (2 x 2) + 1 = 5/2
3 1/4 = (3 x 4) + 1 = 13/4
1 3/8 = (1 x 8) + 3 = 11/8

Now let's add them up:

5/2 + 13/4 + 11/8 = (20/8) + (26/8) + (11/8) = 57/8

A. Therefore, Jo's mother bought a total of 57/8 meters of fabric.

B. To calculate how much money Jo's mother spent, we need to multiply the total length of the fabric by the cost per meter.

The cost per meter is given as $72.

To find the total cost, we multiply the cost per meter by the total length:

57/8 * $72 = (57 * $72) / 8

Calculating this gives:

$4104 / 8 = $513

B. Therefore, Jo's mother spent $513 on fabric.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.