Ms. Cole has 4 yards of string. She cuts the string into pieces that are each 12 yard long. How many pieces of string does Ms. Cole have?
If this is what you are asking: Ms. Cole has 4 yards of string. She cuts the string into pieces that are each 12 yards long. How many pieces of string does Ms. Cole have?
Then your answer is: She has 1/3 of a piece of string.
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If this is what you are asking: Ms. Cole has 4 yards of string. She cuts the string into pieces that are each 12 feet long. How many pieces of string does Ms. Cole have?
Then your answer is: She has 1 piece of string.
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If this is what you are asking: Ms. Cole has 4 yards of string. She cuts the string into pieces that are each 12 inches long. How many pieces of string does Ms. Cole have?
Then your answer is: She has 12 pieces of string.
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