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With the original 1 and 2 thirds bar ,we can work out the answer . To work out bar `A` , we have to work out what each part (third) is. 1 and 2 thirds is equivalent to 5 thirds. We know that the original bar is 40 squares long , so 40 divided by 5 is 8. Now we know that 1 part is 8 squares. Bar ` A` is 24 squares long so divide that by eight is 3 , which is three thirds , which is equivalent to one whole (1). To find bar `B ` , you will have to count the squares, which total 36. 36 divided by 8 comes to a total of 4 remainder 4. 4 parts are the same as 1 and 1 third. We know that 4 is half of 8 , so we divide one third by two, which is 1 sixth. This means that we have to do one and a third plus one sixth, which equals 1 and a half. ` C ` is two thirds + one sixth ,as it is 20 squares long, so it totals 5 sixths. `D ` is 28 squares ,so one whole + a sixth which totals an amount of 1 and one sixth. ` E ` comes to a total of 32 squares which can easily be converted to 1 and one third. The order of the bars in decending is
`B ,then, E, then, D, then, A, and the smallest is C`