The Mulraney's home has 2,550 square feet of living space. A contractor is building an addition to their home that will increase the square footage by 8%. What will be the square footage of their home with the addition?
Answer:
The square footage will be 2754 square feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
The original living space in the home = 2,550 square feet,
Total added space = 8 % of the original space
[tex]=8\%\text{ of } 2550[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{8\times 2550}{100}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{20400}{100}=204\text{ square ft}[/tex]
Thus, the living space in the home or square footage of their home, after addition = The original living space + Total added space
= 2,550 + 204
= 2,754 square feet.