A 1/4 foot long wire is being cut into smaller pieces that are 1 1/4 feet long. What is the maximum number of smaller whole pieces of wire that can be cut from the original piece of wire? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

Step 1 ：The problem is asking for the maximum number of smaller whole pieces of wire that can be cut from the original piece of wire. The original piece of wire is \(\frac{1}{4}\) foot long and each smaller piece is \(1 \frac{1}{4}\) feet long.

Step 2 ：This is a division problem. We need to divide the length of the original wire by the length of the smaller pieces to find out how many smaller pieces can be cut from the original piece.

Step 3 ：However, since the length of the smaller pieces is greater than the length of the original piece, we can already conclude that it is not possible to cut any smaller pieces from the original piece.

Step 4 ：Therefore, the final answer is \(\boxed{0}\).