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Drew has 4 pieces of rope 1 meter long each. He cuts each rope into fifths.a. How many fifths will he have after cutting all the ropes?b. How long will each of the fifths be in centimeters?

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Answer:(a) Total number of fifth 20(b)Length of each fifth will be 0 cmStep-by-step explanation:We have given that Drew has 4 pieces of rope 1 meter long each He cuts the each rope into fifths means he will cut each rope in 5 parts There is 4 rope(a) So total number of fifth will be [tex]=5\times 4=20[/tex](b) We have given that each rope is 1 meter long So length of fifth part will be equal to [tex]=\frac{1}{5}=0.2m=20cm[/tex]So total number of fifth will be 20 and each of length 20 cm