Question

deb has a board that measures 5 feet in length how many 1/4 foot long pieces can deb cut from the board?

Answer 1

Since you can 4 pieces from 1 foot, you multiply 4 by 5 and you get 20 pieces.

Answer 2

1/4 = .25  It takes 4 forths to make 1 whole. And there are 5 wholes. so 4x5=20.