Question

mrs. smiths class constructed a model of a skyscraper. the model had 4 equal sections that stacked on top of each other. when the class was finished building the model, it was 5 feet tall! how tall was each section of the model skyscraper? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number. feet

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the problem type

This is a division problem where we need to find the height of each section of the model skyscraper. The total height is 5 feet, and there are 4 equal sections. So we need to divide the total height by the number of sections, i.e., $5\div4$.

Step2: Perform the division

When we divide 5 by 4, we can write it as a fraction $\frac{5}{4}$. Converting this improper fraction to a mixed number, we divide 5 by 4. 4 goes into 5 once with a remainder of 1. So $\frac{5}{4}=1\frac{1}{4}$.

Answer:

$1\frac{1}{4}$