The sides of a square garden are 8 feet long.

A. You enlarge the garden to create a 25% increase in the length of each side. Find the length of the new sides.

B. Find the percent change in the perimeter of the garden, rounding to the nearest tenth if needed.

C. Find the percent change in the area of the garden, rounding to the nearest tenth if needed

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Jax Combs

7 January, 08:24

The sides of a square garden are 8 feet long.

A. You enlarge the garden to create a 25% increase in the length of each side. Find the length of the new sides.

B. Find the percent change in the perimeter of the garden, rounding to the nearest tenth if needed.

C. Find the percent change in the area of the garden, rounding to the nearest tenth if needed

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Duckling · Answer 1

Answer: a) 10 ft. B) 25%. C) 56.3% increase

Step-by-step explanation:

8 * 25% = 2, so new length of Each side is 10 Ft

Since all sides grew by 25% length, the perimeter changed 25% also

The new area Is 10x10 = 100 100/64 = 1.563