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Dom has enough can of paint to cover a total surface of 280m

He needs to paint a community hall with an area to be painted off 255m²
calculate the percentage that should be leftover
give your answer to one decimal place

User Naktibalda
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Answer: 8.9%

Explanation:

280-255=25

25/280 = 8.93/100 = 8.93% ≈ 8.9%

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