Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. 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 ribbon.
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Nevermind,
its 17 3/4
Convert 6 1/4 to an improper fraction (25/4)
Convert 11 1/2 to an improper fraction (23/2)
Multiply 23/2 by 2/2 to get a common denominator
which makes 25/4 +23x2/4
And 25+46=71
So 71/4
Then to change it back into a mixed number you divide 71 by 4 and get
17 3/4