Question

Mr Thompson wants to cut a 5-ft rope into a 1/4-ft sections how many 1/4 sections will he have

Answer 1

20 pieces of rope

Explanation:

Mr. Thompson has a 5-ft rope. If he cuts the rope into 1/4-ft pieces, that means for every foot, there are 4 pieces of rope. There are 5-ft of rope, so we multiply 5 and 4 to get the number of pieces of rope.

5 x 4 = 20 pieces of rope.

I hope that this helps! :)