Question

How many 1/4 inch pieces can you cut along from a string 15 inches long

Answer 1

namely, how many times does 1/4 go into 15? well, is just their quotient, 15 ÷ 1/4.

`\bf 15/\cfrac{1}{4}\implies \cfrac{15}{1}/ \cfrac{1}{4}\implies \cfrac{15}{1}\cdot \cfrac{4}{1}\implies 60`