Question

a blue scarf is 1.7 yards long.a green scarf is 1 4 / 5 yards long. which scarf is longer? how much longer?

Answer 1

14/5 yards is longer by 1.2 yards. Don't hold me accountable though.

Answer 2

green scarf is longer than the blue scarf by 1.1 yards.

Explanation:

Blue scarf is of the length = 1.7 yards

And the green scarf if of the length =
`(14)/(5)` yards

= 2.8 yards

Now we can easily say that the green scarf is longer than blue scarf.

Difference in the lengths = 2.8 - 1.7 yards

= 1.1 yards

Therefore, green scarf is longer than the blue scarf by 1.1 yards.