Question

Angie had 12 feet of string. She will cut the string into equal lengths of 5 inches each. How much string v will be left after she cuts as many of these lengths as possible?

Answer 1

First you should convert the feet into inches just because that should make it easier on yourself.
So 12 feet= 144 inches
If Angie has to cut the pieces in 5 inches each
you should do 144 divided by 5 to get your answer which should be
28-5 inch pieces with 4 inches of string left over.