Question

A person had 4.75 feet of pipe. What could the quotient below represent?



4.75
÷
1
4


the weight of each foot of pipe if the pipe weighed 4 pounds


the weight of the pipe if each foot of pipe weighed
1
4
pound


the number of pieces of pipe that can be cut from the pipe if each piece is 4 feet long


the number of pieces of pipe that can be cut from the pipe if each piece is
1
4
foot long

Answer 1

4.75 ÷ 1/4 asks how many 1/4‑foot pieces are in 4.75 feet. So it's the fourth option: the number of pieces of pipe that can be cut if each piece is 1/4 foot long (4.75 ÷ 0.25 = 19 pieces).