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A carpenter used 31 lb of nails for a job. After the job
was over, the remaining nails weighed 11 lb. How many pounds
of nails did the carpenter have at the beginning of the job?

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A carpenter used 31 lb of nails for a job After the job was over the remaining nails weighed 11 lb How many pounds of nails did the carpenter have at the beginn class=

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Answer:

The carpenter had 4 [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] in the beginning

Before: x

Amount deducted: 3 [tex]\frac{3}{16}[/tex]

After: 1 [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

Equation:

x - 3 [tex]\frac{3}{16}[/tex] = 1 [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

x = 4 [tex]\frac{4}{16}[/tex]

x = 4 [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

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