Question

In order to fence a garden, the rowan family needs 64 feet of lumber. The garden at the correas house will need to be 100% larger. How man feet of lumber will the correas need?

Answer 1

128 feet of lumber

Explanation:

In order to fence a garden, the rowan family needs 64 feet of lumber. The garden at the correas house will need to be 100% larger. How man feet of lumber will the correas need?

Step 1

We calculate how many feet larger

Hence:

64 × 100%

= 64 feet

Step 2

How many feet of lumber will the correas need:

= 64 feet + 64 feet

= 128 feet