Question

3. John bought 2 upon 5m of ribbon and Jack bought 1 upon 5 m of ribbon. Who
bought longer ribbon and by how much​

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of ribbon Sarita bought =

5

2

meter

Length of ribbon Lalita bought =

4

3

meter

Total length of ribbon =

5

2

+

4

3

LCM of 5 & 4 is 20

5×4

4×2

+

4×5

3×5

=

20

8

+

20

15

=

20

23

Thus,they bought

20

23

meters of ribbon together.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :- Ribbon bought by John - 2/5 m

Ribbon bought jack - 1/5 m

To find :- Who's ribbon is longer and by how much .

solution :- Substituting the values .

0.4 m

5. m

Jack's ribbon is longer than John's by 4.6 m .

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