Question

A village parking lot is 120 feet wide by 180 feet long, and it has room for 75 cars. The village plans to increase the length by 30%.

Answer 1

A) 234 feet

B) Area of new parking lot = 28080 square feet

C) The new parking lot will be able to fit 20 more cars than the original parking lot.

Explanation:

We are given the following information:

Length of parking lot = 180 feet

Width of parking lot = 120 feet

Number of cars that can be parked = 75

A) Increase in length = 30%

New length =

B) New area =

C) Space required by 1 car = 288 square feet

Number of cars we want to fit = 75 + 20 = 95

Area required =

Hence, the new parking lot will be able to fit 20 more cars than the original parking lot.