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help me quick please.A student solved this problem and said the answer was 3 feet. Gina had two pieces of ribbon. One was 58foot long and the other was 14foot long. What was the total length of both pieces of ribbon combined? Is the student's answer reasonable? No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 1 foot. Yes, the answer is reasonable. No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 6 feet. No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 4 feet

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Answer:No, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 1 footStep-by-step explanation:we know thatThe correct dimensions areGina had two pieces of ribbon. One was 5/8  foot long and the other was 1/4  foot longsoSum the length of both pieces[tex]\frac{5}{8}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5+2}{8}=\frac{7}{8}\ ft[/tex][tex]\frac{7}{8}\ ft< 1\ ft[/tex]thereforeNo, the answer is not reasonable. It should be about 1 foot