Question

You are a carpenter and have a 3\16 inch piece of wood and a 5/16 inch piece of wood.If you glue the pieces together,what is the new measurement of the combined piece of wood in its lowest form? What is the answer in fractions in the simplest form in inches

Answer 1

5/16 + 3/16 = 8/16 (Denominator is the same) 8/16 16 is divisible by 8 so answer is 1/2

Answer 2

`(1)/(2)` inch.

Explanation:

We have two pieces of wood measuring
`(3)/(16)` and
`(5)/(16)` inches.

If we join them to form a combined piece then the new measurement of the piece of wood will be =
`(3)/(16)+(5)/(16)`

=
`(3+5)/(16)`

=
`(8)/(16)`

=
`(1)/(2)` inches

Therefore,
`(1)/(2)` inch will be the measurement of the combined piece of wood.