Question

Katrina is building a deck. She cuts 3 lengths of wood from a 72-inch board. The first length is inches. The second length is inches. And the third length is inches. How much of the original board remains after Katrina makes her cuts?

Answer 1

D. There is a division error. Each row will need 24 bricks.

Answer 2

Rewriting the question, the given lengths that were cut from the board were 30 3/4 inches, 12 1/4 inches, and 16 1/4 inches. To obtain the remaining length of the board, all of the measurements cut are to be added and subtracted from 72 inches. This is shown below:

30 3/4 + 12 1/4 + 16 1/4 = 237/4 = 59.25 inches.

Remaining length of board = 72 - 59.25 = 12.75 inches.

Therefore, there will be 12.75 inches remaining of the board.