SOLUTION: Sally 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 f

Question 923204: Sally 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?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sally 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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Ans:: (1/3) + (4/7) = (7 + 12)/21 = 18/21
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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