Resistance of each part will be equally divided. So, the resistance of each part of the wire can be expressed as 5R.
The formula to calculate the equivalent resistance of the combination of resistors is given by
Req1=i=1∑5Ri1...(1)
From equation (1), it follows that
Req1=R5+R5+R5+R5+R5=R25⇒Req=25R