Ametal rod is 4/5 meters long. it will be cut into pieces that are each 1/20 meters long. how many pieces will be made from the rod? write your answer in simplest form.

16 pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of a metal rod = meters

This rod is cut in small pieces of length =   meters

To calculate the number of pieces of the rod we will use the formula

Length of the rod = number of pieces × length  of one piece

=   × length of one piece

Length of piece =  

                          =

                          =

                          = 16 pieces

Therefore, 16 pieces can be made from the rod.