If you are looking for the answer in yards, take 8 divided by 9 and each rope will be .88888889 yards. If you are looking for the answer in feet, take 8 times three (because there are three yards in a foot) and you get 24. Divide 24 by 9 and each rope will be 2.66666667 feet. If you are looking for the answer in inches, take 8 times 3 and get 24 feet, and then take 24 times 12 to get 288 inches. take 288 divided by nine and you get each rope to be 32 inches long. I would stick with inches because it is the only whole number.