Aditya is a carpenter. While checking the furniture he made for a recent order, he realised that one of the measurements was incorrect. He marked the length as 1.25 m, but had cut the piece of wood at 1.72 m. What is the extra length of the piece of wood he needs to cut off to get the marked length?

0.97 m

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2.97 m

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0.53 m

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0.47 m

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The correct option is D 0.47 m

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