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

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asked Jul 16, 2020 111k views

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Thibault Ketterer · Answer 1 · 2020-07-22T17:56:29+0000

Answer:

The weight calculated was 7,458.

Explanation:

What is 12% of 8,475?

when you do the equation ur left with

8475=100%

x=12%

divide each side by 12

to get 1017

subtract that from the OG number to get the answer!

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