8'5/12+11'1/4

Are these feet and inches ??

8 5/12 + 11 1/4 feet
= 236 inches
= 236/12 feet
= 19 feet, 8 inches

or

8 5/12 feet + 11 1/4 feet
= 8 5/12 + 11 3/12
= 19 8/12
= 19 feet, 8 inches

go metric to avoid such silly arithmetic