Question

Mr Anderson is cutting lumber to use as a border around his garden One length of lumber is 8/9 of a foot long while the second piece of lumber is 1/3 of a foot long how much is the first piece than the second piece

Answer 1

5/9 of a foot

Explanation:

given:

first length = 8/9 feet

second length = 1/3 feet

difference in length,

= 8/9 - 1/3

= 8/9 - 3/9

= (8-3) / 9

= 5/9 of a foot