Question

If it takes June five minutes to cut a lot into two pieces, how long would it take to cut a log into six pieces

Answer 1

June takes five minutes to cut a log into two pieces. this means that she only made one cut.
since 5minutes÷1cut=1, it takes her 5 minutes per cut
June is cutting a log into 6 pieces (which is 5 cuts) so 5cuts×5minutes each=25 minutes

It will take June 25 minutes to cut a log into 6 pieces