Bernadette bought two pieces of ribbon. One piece is 6 1/4 feet long, and the other is 11 1/2 feet long. Find the total length of the ribbion
6 1/4 + 11 2/4 = _________
17 3/4?
Right. 17 3/4 feet
To find the total length of the two ribbons, we need to add the lengths of the two pieces together.
First, let's add the two numbers without the fractions:
6 + 11 = 17
Next, we add the fractions together. To do this, we need to find a common denominator.
The denominator of 4 in 6 1/4 and 2 in 11 1/2 can be made the same by multiplying 4 and 2 together, which is 8.
Now let's convert the fractions:
1/4 x 2/2 = 2/8
1/2 x 4/4 = 4/8
Now we can add the fractions:
2/8 + 4/8 = 6/8
Since 6/8 can be simplified to 3/4 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we have:
3/4
Now we can add the whole number and the fraction:
17 + 3/4 = 17 3/4
Therefore, the total length of the two ribbons is 17 3/4 feet.