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Please help !! Question: Edith is an architect. She is currently creating a plan to renovate an old warehouse to house a new fitness center. One wall of the warehouse is 36 feet long. Edith plans to increase the length of that wall by 25%. She wants to ensure that there is a minimum of 1 electrical outlet for every 12 feet of length along the wall. What is the length of the new wall? What is the least number of outlets she should include in her plan for that wall?

Answer 1

The increase by 25% means we multiply the current length by 1.25
The new length = 1.25 x 36
New length = 45  feet

She wants an outlet every 12 feet so the number of outlets:
outlets = 45/12
outlets = 3 outlets