Anita bought 2 m 70 cm cloth for her shirt and 2 m 85 cm cloth for her trouser. Find the total length of the cloth bought by her.

Length of cloth for shirt = 2 m 70 cm

= 2 m + $\dfrac{70}{100}$ m = 2 m + 0.70 m = 2.70 m

Length of cloth for trouser = 2 m 85 cm

= 2 m + $\dfrac{85}{100}$ m = 2 m + 0.85 m = 2.85 m

Total length of the cloth = 2.70 + 2.85

Writing in column form and adding:

$\begin{array}{r} \phantom{+}2.70 \ +\space 2.85 \ \hline 5.55 \end{array}$

Hence, the total length of the cloth bought by Anita is 5.55 m or 5 m 55 cm.