6 shirts, each requires \(2\tfrac{1}{4}\,m\) cloth + \(\tfrac{1}{8}\,m\) waste. How much cloth total?
14\tfrac{1}{4} m
Each shirt: 2.25 + 0.125 = 2.375 m. For 6: 6 × 2.375 = 14.25 = 14¼ m.