Question

Shashi's mother tied two clothes lines in her backyard. One is 6 m long and the other is 5.05 m long. How much longer is the first clothes line than the second?

• A. 0.05 m
• B. 0.85 m
• C. 0.9 m
• D. 0.95 m

Answer 1

The correct option is D 0.95 m

Length of the first clothes line = 6 m
Length of the second clothes line = 5.05 m

Difference fo the their lenghts is
= 6 m - 5.05 m
= 6.00 m - 5.05 m
= 0.95 m

$\therefore$ The first clothes line is 0.95 m longer than the second.