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A real (non-Carnot) heat engine, operating between heat reservoirs at temperatures of 580 K and 270 K, performs  4.2 kJ of net work, and rejects 8.7 kJ of heat, in a single cycle. The thermal efficiency of a Carnot heat engine, operating between the same heat reservoirs, in percent, is closest to: 
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