Mrs lim had a ball of string of length 26 m. she cut 5 m of string to tie up some parcels. the remaining string was then cut into 4 equal pieces. what is the length of each piece of string?

(26 - 5) / 4 = ?

I think it is 7 well do not think that is my real answer

To find the length of each piece of string, we need to subtract the 5 meters that Mrs. Lim cut from the original length of the string, and then divide the remaining length by 4 (since the string was cut into 4 equal pieces).

First, let's calculate the remaining length of the string after 5 meters were cut:
26 m - 5 m = 21 m

Now, let's find the length of each piece of string by dividing the remaining length by 4:
21 m / 4 = 5.25 m

Therefore, each piece of string is 5.25 meters long.

5.25