In one piece of fabric, there were 24 meters, and in another, 8 meters less. From all this fabric, dresses were sewn, using 4 meters of fabric for each dress. How many dresses were sewn?

Solution:

1. Calculate the length of the second piece of fabric: 24 m - 8 m = 16 m.
2. Calculate the total length of both pieces of fabric: 24 m + 16 m = 40 m.
3. Calculate the number of dresses sewn: 40 m / 4 m/dress = 10 dresses.

Answer: 10 dresses