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A watermelon weighs 8,475 grams. A scale measured the weight with an error of 12% under the actual weight. What was the measured weight?
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A watermelon weighs 8,475 grams. A scale measured the weight with an error of 12% under the actual weight. What was the measured weight?

A watermelon weighs 8,475 grams. A scale measured the weight with an error of 12% under-example-1
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7,458 is the answer because 12% of 8475 is 1017 8475-1017 = 7458 so being the answer.
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