Question

Amy cut 32 ft of chain into pieces that were each 1/4 ft long. How many of these did Amy have after cutting the chain?

Answer 1

128 pieces can be made after cutting the chain

Solution:

Given that, Amy cut 32 ft of chain into pieces that were each 1/4 ft long

To find: Number of pieces after cutting the chain

From given,

$\text{Total length of chain } = 32 \text{ feet }\\\\\text{Length of 1 piece } = \frac{1}{4} \text{ feet }$

Thus the number of pieces after cutting the chain can be found by dividing the total length of chain by length of 1 piece

$\text{Number of pieces} = \frac{\text{Total length of chain}}{\text{Length of 1 piece }}$

Substituting the values, we get

$\text{Number of pieces} = \frac{32}{\frac{1}{4}}\\\\\text{Number of pieces} = 32 \times 4 = 128$

Thus 128 pieces can be made after cutting the chain