A stack of nested paper cups is 8 inches tall. The first cup in the stack is 4 inches tall, and each of the other cups in the stack adds inch to the height of the stack.
A baker uses 4 cups of flour. She uses cup to flour the counters and the rest to make 8 identical muffins.
Elena has an 8-foot piece of ribbon. She cuts off a piece that is of a foot long and cuts the remainder into 4 pieces of equal length.