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A carpenter cut three 4’6" shelves from a 14" board how long was the piece left over

A carpenter cut three 4’6" shelves from a 14" board how long was the piece-example-1
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ANSWER :

A. 6"

EXPLANATION :

Note that 1' = 12"

So 14' will be 14 x 12 = 168"

A carpenter cut three 4' 6".

Convert 4' into inches, that will be 4 x 12 = 48"

Then add 6", that will be 48" + 6" = 54"

Multiply this by 3 since the carpenter cut three pieces.

That will be 54" x 3 = 162"

So the carpenter cut a total of 162" from the 168" board.

Subtract it to get the remaining size.

168" - 162" = 6"

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