Answer:
10 sections
Explanation:
Perform the following division to answer this question:
2 1/2 ft
-------------------
1/4 ft/section
Convert 2 1/2 into an improper fraction with denominator 4:
2 1/2 ft 5/2 ft 10/4 ft
-------------------- = -------------------- = --------------------
1/4 ft/section 1/4 ft/section 1/4 ft/section
This reduces to:
10 ft
---------------- = 10 sections
1 ft/section