SOLUTION: A carpenter cuts 1 ft 5 in from a board of legnth 14 ft 1 in what is the length of the board after the cut?
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Question 622617: A carpenter cuts 1 ft 5 in from a board of legnth 14 ft 1 in what is the length of the board after the cut?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note that 14' 1" = 13' 13"
13' + 13"
-1' - 5"
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12' 8" answer
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