Question

a metal rod is 4/5 meters long. it will be cut into pieces that are 1/20 meters long. how many pieces will be made from the rod

Answer 1

Hello!
We can switch 4/5 into 16/20 by multiply both numbers by 4.
16/20 / 1/20 You can make 16 pieces.
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Answer 2

16 rods can be made.

common denominators. 4/5=16/20.

16/20 divided by 1/20 is 16. 16 rods