Question

Sarah cut off 1/8 of 48 inch piece of ribbon. Jane cut off 1/9 of a 36 inch piece of ribbon. They compare their cut piece. Whose piece is longer? How much longer

Answer 1

1/8 of 48 is 6, so Sarah cut 6 inches. 1/9 of 36 is 4, so Jane cut 4 inches. 6 is greater than 4, therefore, Sarah's piece is longer by 2 inches.