Question

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Malik is cutting boards for a project. He needs boards that are 712 inches long. He cut his first board too long. His percent error was 12%.

How long did Malik cut the board?

Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form in the box.

in.

Answer 1

8 2/5

7 1/2 times 12 divided by 100 = 0.9

7 1/2 + 0.9 = 8.4

as a mixed number it would be 8 2/5

Explanation:

Answer 2

85 44/100

Explanation:

I think this is the corect anser