A carpenter must cut a piece of wood so that it fits tightly into position. The carpenter cuts 3/16 of an inch off the wood so that it measures 4 1/2 inches. What was the size of the original piece of wood?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T05:44:15

24 inches

Let the size of wood = x inch.
Hence, #3/16. x = 9/2#
#rArr x = 9/2 xx 16/3 = 24#