A rectangular parking lot is 75 feet wide and 150 feet long. The owner wants to increase the width by 100 feet. What is the appr

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oximate percent increase in the area of the parking lot?

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Trava [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-20T16:24:57+03:00

The approximate increase in Area of the parking lot is about 133%

Area of a rectangle = Length × width

Initial Area of parking lot :

New Area of parking lot :

Width = 75 + 100 = 175 feets

Length = 150 feets

Area = 175 × 150 = 26250 ft²

Percentage increase in Area of lot :

((16250 - 11250) / initial Area) × 100%

(15000 / 11250) × 100% = 133.33%

Therefore, the approximate increase on area of lot is 133%