Question

The Donaldsons bought the unusually shaped lot shown below on which to build a new house.

a. If the Donaldsons build a rectangular house with length 40 feet and width 30 feet, what percent of the area of the lot will be covered by the house?

Answer 1

the area is 5,236

Answer 2

so the house has an area of 40 x 30 which is 1200
what percentage of 5236 is 1200?

Answer 3

i don't know :(

Answer 4

Well then maybe use this - it is always: what percentage of the big area is the little area
or what percentage of the big thing is the little thing; and the is is divided by the of:

of is the big thing is is the little thing 1200/5236

Answer 5

22%?

Answer 6

well igotta go...

Answer 7

closer to 23 =) but I think you got it just need to round .229 to .23