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Jackson has a rope 1 foot 8 inches long. He cuts it into 4 equal pieces. How many inches long is each piece?

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1 foot 8 inches.

1 foot = 12 inches.

1 foot 8 inches = 1 foot + 8 inches = 12 inches + 8 inches = 20 inches.

He cuts into 4 equal pieces.

= 20 / 4

= 5 inches.

Each piece would be 5 inches long.
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