Question

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

Answer 1

Find a common denominator first
3/8 x 3/3 =9/24
1/3x 8/8 =8/24
8/24+9/24=17/24

Answer 2

the answer is $\frac{17}{24}$  To add fractions, find the LCD and then combine.

Exact Form:

1724

Decimal Form:

0.708¯3