Question

1. molly bought 4.23 meters of pink ribbon and 8.56 meters of orange ribbon to make costumes for a play. how much ribbon did she buy in all?

a 3.33 meters
b 4.33 meters
c 12.79 meters
d 13.79 meters

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

To find the total length of ribbon, we need to add the length of pink ribbon and orange ribbon.

Step2: Perform the addition

The length of pink ribbon is \( 4.23 \) meters and orange ribbon is \( 8.56 \) meters. So, we calculate \( 4.23 + 8.56 \).
Adding the decimal numbers: \( 4.23 + 8.56 = 12.79 \) meters.

Answer:

C. 12.79 meters