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?

Answer 1

Each piece is 4 fifths of a foot long. It is equivalent to 4/5 of 1 ft.

In order to determine the length of the string before Megan cut the string, just multiply 4/5 by the number of pieces.

Then, you have:

(4/5)(4) = 16/5

Then, the string was 16/5 feet long before it was cut.