[pianotech] OT: are you smarter than an 8th grader?

[Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner]

Paul,
sorry, 19.2yards



> here it is am I'm having a brain fart:
>
> A bolt of cloth is colored as follows: 1/3 and 1/4th of it are black, and
> the remaining 8 yards are gray. How long is the bolt of cloth?
>
> Some of you can do this in a heartbeat, but I'm forgetting my simple
> algebra.
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>  Ps: the answer is not how much to order for a bench cover!