Two carpenters are building a fence. after 5 minutes, one carpenter is finished 4/7 of the way and the other is finished 1/8 of the way. how much of the way ahead of the second carpenter is the first carpenter? 3 pointstwo carpenters are building a fence. after 5 minutes, one carpenter is finished 4/7 of the way and the other is finished 1/8 of the way. how much of the way ahead of the second carpenter is the first carpenter?

The first carpenter has done 25/56 more of the fence than the second carpenter.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, convert the fractions to an equal base:

4/7 * 8/8 = 32/56

1/8 * 7/7 = 7/56

The first carpenter did 32/56 of the work so far, and the second one has done 7/56.

To find the difference, subtract the number of the second carpenter from the first.

32/56 - 7/56 = 25/56

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step-by-step explanation:

4/6 = 2/3

so it should take 3/3 hours per man. so 9 hours is the answer 3*3 =9

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