Chad has a rope that is 16 yards long. How many pieces of rope measuring 1/2 yard each can he divide his rope into?

Question

I need help finding the answer. I am confused and don't know how to answer it.

Answer 1

The answer would be 32 pieces.

 

Let's take one yard.  How many 1/2 yard pieces can you get from one yard?

 

The answer is 2.  So, all you would have to do is multiply 2 by 16, and you would be able to have 32 half yard pieces from that 16 yards long rope.

 

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