Question

A company is expanding its building area from 13,500 square feet to 17,550 square feet. What is the percentage increase of the area of the building space?

Answer 1

✰✰|| Given ||✰✰

• area increase from = 13,500ft² to 17,550ft²

✰✰|| To Find ||✰✰

• Increase %

✪|| Solution ||✪

Increase % = 17,550 - 13,500ft²/13,500ft² × 100

⇒ Increase % = 4,050ft²/13,500ft² × 100

⇒ Increase % = 4,050/135

⇒ Increase % = 30%

percentage increase of the area of the building space is 30%