A piece of wood measuring 16 inches was cut into equal pieces. if each piece was 3.2 inches long how many pieces were cut

No because if you do the higher number minus the lower number you will get a positive. if you do it the other way around you will get a negative number

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.