Question

Megan cut a string into 4 equal pieces. Each piece is 4 fifths of a foot long. How many feet long was the string before Megan cut it? Enter your answer as a mixed number in the solution box. The string was feet long before Megan cut it.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Total = 3\frac{1}{5}ft$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Pieces = 4$

$Size = \frac{4}{5}ft$

Required

Determine the total size of the string

To do this, we multiply the number of pieces by the length of each piece.

$Total = Pieces * Size$

$Total = 4 * \frac{4}{5}ft$

$Total = \frac{4 * 4}{5}ft$

$Total = \frac{16}{5}ft$

Convert to mixed number

$Total = 3\frac{1}{5}ft$