Question

Sandra has a 5- foot long length of canvas. She cuts the canvas into pieces that are 1/4 feet long. How many pieces will she have?

Answer 1

Answer:

She will have total 20 pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given length of canvas = 5 feet.

Length of each piece cut of canvas = 1/4 feet long.

Total number of pieces would canvas had = $\frac{Total \ length \ of \ canvas}{Length \ of \ one \ piece \ of \ canvas}$.

Plugging values in above formula, we get

Total number of pieces would canvas had = $\frac{5}{\frac{1}{4} }$.

Converting division into multiplication, the fraction 1/4 would flip to 4/1.

Therefore,

$\frac{5}{\frac{1}{4} }$ = $5\times \frac{4}{1}$ = 20.

Therefore, she will have total 20 pieces.