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Old December 16, 2017, 12:14 AM
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Is this correct? Why not?
He was concealed in a tube of 40 centimiters of diameter.
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Old December 16, 2017, 04:35 AM
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He was concealed in a tube with a diameter of 40 centimeters.
He was concealed in a 40-centimeter-diameter tube.

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Old December 22, 2017, 10:03 AM
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Rusty is right. Another option:

He was concealed in a tube 40cm in diameter.
He was concealed in a tube that was 40cm in diameter.

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