Find the volume of each figure, round to nearest tenth

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

Adepartment store purchases screen-printed t-shirts at a cost of $5 per shirt. they mark up the price 150% (making the selling price 250% of the store's purchase price) and put them on the sales floor. every month that a t-shirt doesn't sell, the store reduces the selling price by 25%.

Eileen purchased 3.4 pounds of apples at the total cost of $19.72. if she purchases 6.2 pounds of apples at this store, how much would it cost?