Jamal used \( \frac{1}{3} \) yard of ribbon to tie a package and \( \frac{1}{6} \) yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use in total?

Make both equal fractions, 1/6 = ?/3

Answered by rileykramer | 2024-06-10

The total amount of yard Jamal used is 1/2 yard

Amount of yard he used to tie a package = 1/3 yard
Amount of yard he used to tie a bow = 1/6 yard
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Answered by soneyedesola44 | 2024-06-12

Jamal used a total of 2 1 ​ yard of ribbon by combining 3 1 ​ yard for the package and 6 1 ​ yard for the bow. By finding a common denominator and adding the two fractions, we arrive at the final answer. Therefore, the total is 2 1 ​ yard of ribbon.
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Answered by soneyedesola44 | 2024-12-23