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A tailor used 2 1/5 meters of cloth for a shirt and 1 3/10 meters for a pair of shorts. How much cloth did he use in total?

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  • A3 1/2 meters
  • B3 3/5 meters
  • C3 7/10 meters
  • D4 meters
Explanation

Total cloth used = 2 1/5 + 1 3/10 = 11/5 + 13/10 = 22/10 + 13/10 = 35/10 meters. This simplifies to 7/2 meters or 3 1/2 meters.

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