Xavier's dining room table was unstable because one leg was shorter than the others. He placed a three-fourths inch thick piece of wood under the short leg, and it became even with the other legs, which are eighteen and seven-eighths inches long. How many inches long was the short leg before Xavier added the wood?

nineteen and five-eighths inches

eighteen and five-eighths inches

eighteen and one-eighth inches

seventeen and one-eighth inches

Question

Xavier's dining room table was unstable because one leg was shorter than the others. He placed a three-fourths inch thick piece of wood under the short leg, and it became even with the other legs, which are eighteen and seven-eighths inches long. How many inches long was the short leg before Xavier added the wood?

nineteen and five-eighths inches

eighteen and five-eighths inches

eighteen and one-eighth inches

seventeen and one-eighth inches

anonymous · Answer

third option