Question

each of the 17 guinea pigs needs its cage cleaned. if it takes 1 hour to clean 4 cages, how many hours will it take to clean all 17 cages?

it will take hours to clean all the cages.

Explanation:

Identify the given values and target

We need to find the total time to clean all cages.

• Total cages: \(17\)
• Cleaning rate: \(4\) cages per \(1\) hour
• Target: Total hours to clean \(17\) cages

Set up the division equation

Using the Long Division Steps knowledge point

$$ \text{Total Hours} = \frac{\text{Total Cages}}{\text{Cages per Hour}} = \frac{17}{4} $$

Calculate the decimal value

Using the Decimal Division knowledge point

$$ \frac{17}{4} = 4.25 $$

Answer:

Each of the 17 guinea pigs needs its cage cleaned. If it takes 1 hour to clean 4 cages, how many hours will it take to clean all 17 cages?

It will take <blank>4.25</blank> hours to clean all the cages.