For an art project Marco cuts a 14 2/7 piece of string into 8 equal pieces. How long is each piece? Maria cuts her string into 8 equal pieces of length 2 11/14 ft. Which student started with the longer piece of string? How much longer was it? How long is each of Marcos 8 pieces of string?

Answer 1

14 2/7 = 100/7

(100 / 7) / 8 = ________ pieces

8 * 2 11/14 = _________ inches

Answer 2

1/5