A commercial builder has a downtown lot with 250 frontage feet on Broadway. The lot is 200' deep. By code, the builder must allow for a 15' setback on Broadway, and 10' on both sides of the lot. How many square feet does the builder have left to build on?

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Oscar Calhoun

28 September, 13:04

A commercial builder has a downtown lot with 250 frontage feet on Broadway. The lot is 200' deep. By code, the builder must allow for a 15' setback on Broadway, and 10' on both sides of the lot. How many square feet does the builder have left to build on?

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Grace Mckinney · Answer 1

Subtract 15 from the depth:

200-15 = 185

Subtract 20 from the width (10 from both sides)

250-20 = 230

Area to build on: 185 x 230 = 42,550 square feet.