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Sam made a shirt using 1/3 yards of green fabric and 1/8 yards of yellow fabric. How many yards of fabric did he use in all?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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mathstudent55

Answer:

11/24

Step-by-step explanation:

1/3 + 1/8 =

LCD of 3 and 8 is 24

= 8/8 * 1/3 + 3/3 * 1/8

= 8/24 + 3/24

= 11/24

Answer: 11/24

musiclover10045

Add the two together:

1/3 + 1/8

Rewrite the fractions with a common denominator:

3 x 8 = 24

1/3 x 8 = 8/24

1/8 x 3 = 3/24

Now you have 8/24 + 3/24 = 11/24

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