Me i will give brainliest to whoever is right. latasha went to the fabric store and bought 3 1/4 yards of red fabric and 3 1/2 yards of blue fabric. how many yards of fabric did latasha buy altogether?

a student solved the problem this way: 3 1/4 + 3 1/2 = 3 1/4 + 3 2/4 = 6 3/4

latasha bought 6 3/4 yards of fabric.

use a similar strategy to solve this problem.

casey went to the fabric store and bought 2 2/3 yards of yellow fabric, 3 1/9 yards of purple fabric, and a pair of 5 1/5 inch scissors.

how many yards of fabric did casey buy altogether?

a. 5 7/9 yards

b. 5 5/9 yards

c. 5 2/3 yards

d. 5 1/3 yards