Question

Ribbon a is 1/3. M long. It is 2/5 M shorter than ribbon B. How long is Ribbon B?

Answer 1

Ribbon B is $\frac{11}{15}$ meters long

Solution:

Given that,

Ribbon A is 1/3 meter long. It is 2/5 meter shorter than ribbon B

To find: length of Ribbon B

From given information in question,

Length of Ribbon A = $\frac{1}{3} \text{ meter }$

Length of Ribbon A is 2/5 meter shorter than ribbon B

Therefore we can say,

Length of Ribbon A = length of ribbon B - $\frac{2}{5}$

$\frac{1}{3} = \text{ length of ribbon B } -\frac{2}{5}\\\\\text{length of ribbon B } = \frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{5}\\\\\text{length of ribbon B } = \frac{ 5 + 6}{15} = \frac{11}{15}$

Therefore ribbon B is $\frac{11}{15}$ meters long