Question

The length of the ribbon is 8/9 meter and sun yi needs pieces measureing 1/8. What is the greatest number of pieces measureing 1/8 meter that can be cut and what will b left over

Answer 1

multiply both the top and bottom by 8 8/9=64/72
multiply both the top and bottom by 9 1/8=9/72
9 goes fully into in to 63 7 times
7 is your answer.