Question

For an art​ project,
Marco
cuts
a

12 and two thirds
ft piece of string into
8
equal pieces. How long is each​ piece?
Maria
cuts
her
string into
8
equal pieces of length
2 and seven twelfths
ft. Which student started with the longer piece of​ string? How much longer was​ it?

Answer 1

I figured it out

Answer 2

At​ most, how many two fifths
2
5​-inch-long pieces of string can you cut from a four fifths
4
5​-inch-long piece of​ string?

Answer 3

Marcos pieces are each 1' 7"inches (which is irrelevant to the final result). Maria started with 8 pieces @ 2' 7" which equals 20' 8". Ergo Maria's string started 8' longer than Marcos was.