Question

Cindy bought 7/8 yard of ribbon jacob bought 4/5 the length of cindy

Answer 1

If Cindy bought 7/8 yard of ribbon, then Jacob bought (4/5) * (7/8) = 7/10 yard of ribbon.

Answer 2

Cindy bought 7/8 yard of ribbon. Jacob bought 4/5 the length of Cindy's ribbon. Therefore, Jacob bought 4/5 * 7/8 = 28/40 = 7/10 yard of ribbon.