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In a medical certificate, by mistake a candidate gave his height as 25% more than the actual. In the interview panel, he clarified his height was 5 feet 5 inches. Find the percentage correction made by the candidate from his stated height to his actual height.

A

28.56

B

20

C

25

D

24

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