Question

Yeah sides of a square garden are 8 feet long. You enlarge the garden to create a 25% increase in the length of each side. Find the new length of both sides.

Answer 1

25% of 8 is 2.

25% is the same as 1/4.

1/4 x 8/1 = 8/4 = 2.

it's a 25% increase meaning 125% total. So 8+2, which equals 10.