Question

A one story house is 2,200 square feet. 40% of the house has a basement. How many square feet is the basement?

Answer 1

• 880 square feet

Explanation:

Full story = 2200 square feet

Basement = 40% of the story

Basement is:

• 2200*0.4 = 880 square feet

Answer 2

880 ft²

General Formulas and Concepts:

Pre-Algebra

Order of Operations: BPEMDAS

1. Brackets
2. Parenthesis
3. Exponents
4. Multiplication
5. Division
6. Addition
7. Subtraction

• Left to Right

Explanation:

Step 1: Define

2,200 ft²

40% (0.4) of the house is basement

Step 2: Evaluate

1. Set up: 2200(0.4)
2. Multiply: 880

Here we see that 880 ft² out of the 2200 ft² would represent the allocated space for the basement.