We know the length and width, so the width subtracted from the length will tell us how much bigger the length is.
\(\frac{4}{5} - \frac{5}{8}\)
\(= \frac{32}{40} - \frac{25}{40}\)
\(= \frac{7}{40}\)
So the length is \(\frac{7}{40}\) feet longer than the width
