Help the Maths cats compare lengths of paper by measuring them with the rulers and filling in the blanks to order them from shortest to longest.

Let's solve the problem step by step based on the image you described. The task involves comparing lengths of paper using rulers, and filling in sentences to determine who has the shortest and longest paper.

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Problem Overview:

There are two sections (1 and 2), each with three characters:
- Section 1: Okey, Bobby, Andy
- Section 2: Bobby, Andy, Malik

Each character has a strip of paper placed on a ruler from 0 cm to 10 cm. We need to measure the length of each strip and compare them.

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Section 1:

Okey’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 7 cm.
- So, length = 7 cm

Bobby’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 9 cm.
- So, length = 9 cm

Andy’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 6 cm.
- So, length = 6 cm

Now compare:
- Shortest: Andy (6 cm)
- Longest: Bobby (9 cm)

So fill in:
> Andy has the shortest paper. Bobby has the longest paper.
> 6 cm < 7 cm < 9 cm

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Section 2:

Bobby’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 8 cm.
- So, length = 8 cm

Andy’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 5 cm.
- So, length = 5 cm

Malik’s paper:
- Starts at 0 cm.
- Ends at 4 cm.
- So, length = 4 cm

Compare:
- Shortest: Malik (4 cm)
- Longest: Bobby (8 cm)

So fill in:
> Malik has the shortest paper. Bobby has the longest paper.
> 4 cm < 5 cm < 8 cm

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Section 1:
- Andy has the shortest paper. Bobby has the longest paper.
- 6 cm < 7 cm < 9 cm

#### Section 2:
- Malik has the shortest paper. Bobby has the longest paper.
- 4 cm < 5 cm < 8 cm

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📝 Explanation:

We used the rulers to read where each paper ends, starting from 0 cm. Then we compared the measurements numerically to determine the shortest and longest. This helps children practice measuring and ordering lengths.

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