A dress manufacturer usually buys two rolls of cloth, one of 30 and 1/2 yards and the other of 29 and 3/4 yards, to fill his weekly orders. If his orders double one week, how much cloth should he order? (Give the total yardage). Enter your answer as a reduced mixed number or as a whole number

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anonymous · Answer

30.5+29.75 = 60.25

anonymous · Answer

60.25 *2 = 120.5 

120.5 = 120 and 1/2

anonymous · Answer

so which one is the answer?

anonymous · Answer

do you understand my first comment.  (post what you think it is)

anonymous · Answer

is it 120 and 1/2

anonymous · Answer

first try to answer my question.  it will hep you understand how I figured it out.

anonymous · Answer

I don't understand

anonymous · Answer

A dress manufacturer usually buys two rolls of cloth, one of 30 and 1/2 yards and the other of 29 and 3/4 yards

the total amount he normally uses is 60.25 yards

anonymous · Answer

you need to double it.  that's why i doubled it.  

60.25*2 = 120.5

120.5 is 120 and 1/2 yards

anonymous · Answer

oh okay i see now