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We've showed you how to add fractions and find a common denominator. Now, it's your turn. How do YOU think this problem can be solved?
hi to all teachers kindly please help me to solve this word problems thanks and god bless u always.question is below.i need for my homeworkpls.
q.Saltly has a piece of cloth. She used 1/3 of the cloth to make a pillow cover and another 4/7 of the cloth to make a tablecloth.
a. What fraction of the cloth was used altogether for the pillow cover and tablecloth?
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find the common denominator,then add the fractions!The common denominator can be 21 because 1/3 times 7=7/21 and 4/7 times 3=12/21.So,7/21+12/21=19/21!That is the answer.