Question

Eva has a two-yard rope. How many 4 inch long pieces of rope can be cut from it?

• A. 15
• B. 16
• C. 17
• D. 18

Answer 1

The correct option is D 18

$\text{Total length of the rope = 2 yards}$
As we know,
$\text{1 yard = 36 inch}$
$\therefore \text{2 yard = 72 inch}$

$\text{Length of the rope = 2 yards = 72 inch}$
$\text{Length of small pieces = 4 inch}$

Number of pieces that can be cut from the rope
$=\frac{\text{Total length of rope in inch}}{\text{Length of small pieces in inch}}$

$=\frac{72}{4}=18$
Hence, 18 pieces of 4 inch rope can be cut from the original 2 yards rope.