What do you notice? What do you wonder?

These diagrams show strips of different colored paper. Each strip is 2 feet long.

1. The red strip will be cut into pieces that are foot long. How many pieces will there be?

   

2. The green strip will be cut into pieces that are foot long. How many pieces will there be?

   

3. The yellow strip will be cut into pieces that are foot long. How many pieces will there be?

   

4. How are these problems alike? How are they different?

Kiran has a yellow strip of paper that is 2 feet long. He cuts the strip into pieces that are foot long.

1. How many pieces does Kiran have? Explain or show your reasoning.
2. Write a division equation to represent the situation.
3. Describe how the equation represents a strip of paper that is 3 feet long being cut into equal-sized pieces.