A grocery store has 1,600 square feet of floor space. The store then buys the neighboring

building and expands by 75%. After the expansion, how much floor space does the grocery store

have?

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Hanna Hampton

28 February, 03:14

A grocery store has 1,600 square feet of floor space. The store then buys the neighboring

building and expands by 75%. After the expansion, how much floor space does the grocery store

have?

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Jaelynn Rosales · Answer 1

The total space is 2800 ft^2

Step-by-step explanation:

First find out how much space was added

1600 * 75%

1600*.75

1200 ft^2

Add this to the original space

1600+1200

2800

The total space is 2800 ft^2

A grocery store has 1,600 square feet of floor space. The store then buys the neighboringbuilding and expands by 75%. After the expansion, how much floor space does the grocery storehave?

A grocery store has 1,600 square feet of floor space. The store then buys the neighboring

building and expands by 75%. After the expansion, how much floor space does the grocery store

have?