Question

How many 1/4 yard long pieces of pipe can be cut from two 1 yard long pieces of pipe?

Answer 1

2yards divided by 1/4 yard is 8. 8 1/4yards can go into two 1 yards, or 2 yards.

another way to think about it:
2yards=1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd+1/4yd

Answer 2

4 pieces of yard pipe can be cut from 1 yard long piece of pipe.