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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The carpenter had 4 in the beginning

Before: x

Amount deducted: 3

After: 1

Equation:

x - 3 = 1

x = 4

x = 4

part 1 answer = 8

part 2 answer = 72

step-by-step explanation:

part 1 explanation = add all of the numbers, then divide by how many numbers you have. so, 200/25 = 8.

part 2 explanation = not gonna lie, this is hard to explain, so just google how to do it.

1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15.

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