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Daryl has written 60% or 12 pages of history report Daryl wants to figure out how many pages he needs to write those workers shown below what mistake did Daryl make

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Daryl has written 60% of his history report, equivalent to 12 pages. To determine the total length, divide the pages written by the percentage in decimal form, resulting in a 20-page report. Daryl needs to complete 8 more pages.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating the total number of pages Daryl's history report will have, based on the percentage of the report he has already completed.

Daryl has written 60% or 12 pages of his report. To find the total number of pages, one must divide the number of pages written by the percentage (in decimal form) that those pages represent. The mistake Daryl may have made is not completing this calculation to find the total length of the report.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

Convert the percentage completed into decimal form: 60% = 0.6.

Divide the number of pages completed by the decimal: 12 pages ÷ 0.6 = 20 pages.

Therefore, the total length of the report is 20 pages. Since Daryl has written 12 pages already, he needs to write 8 more pages to complete the report.

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