Question

Mr. king brought a carpet for his dining room that measured 3 1/2 yards by 5 3/4 yards how much carpet did Mr.king buy

Answer 1

Answer:

He bought 9 1/2 yards of carpet

Step-by-step explanation:

3 1/2+5 3/4

change both to improper fraction

7/2 and 23/4 then you add.The common factor is 4 so

4 divided by 2 and 2 multiply by 7 which is 14 and 4 divided by 4 is  multiply by 23 which is 23.

Then 14/4 +23/4= 37/4

37 divided by 4 is 9 1/4