Question

A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 0.39 meters long. Then he sawed 0.16 meters off the end. How long is the piece of wood now?

a) 0.23 meters
b) 0.39 meters
c) 0.16 meters
d) 0.55 meters

Answer 1

The carpenter originally had a piece of wood that was 0.39 meters long. After sawing off 0.16 meters, the piece of wood now measures 0.23 meters in length. The correct answer is (a) 0.23 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 0.39 meters long and sawed off 0.16 meters. To find out the length of the wood after cutting, we need to subtract the length of the piece that was sawed off from the original length of the wood.

This calculation would be:

1. Start with the original length: 0.39 meters.
2. Subtract the length sawed off: 0.16 meters.
3. The remaining length is: 0.39 meters - 0.16 meters = 0.23 meters.

Therefore, the piece of wood is now 0.23 meters long. The correct answer to the question is option (a) 0.23 meters.