At diana's closet, 1/6 of the clothes are white and another 7/12 are black. what fraction of the clothes is either black or white?

of Diana's clothes are black or white

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the total amount of Diana's clothes that are black or white, you need to add the fractional amount of clothes that are white (1/6) and the fractional amount that are black (7/12).  But, when you add fractions they need to have the same denominator, so you need to find the least common multiple of both denominators, in this case '12':

So,

Now, simplify:

7 ft 6 in means 7 1/2, because 6 in is 1/2 of a foot. 7 ft 8 in means 7 2/3 because 8 in is 2/3 of a foot. 23/3 = 7 2/3. 15/2 = 7 1/2.

23/3   *   15/2   = 57 1/2

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