SOLUTION: A manufacturer wants to enlarge an existing manufacturing facility such that the total floor area is 1.5 times that of the current facility. The flor area of the current facility i

Question 944301: A manufacturer wants to enlarge an existing manufacturing facility such that the total floor area is 1.5 times that of the current facility. The flor area of the current facility is rectangular and measures 250 feet by 160 feet. The manufacturer wants to increase each dimension by the same amount. Find the dimensions of the new floor.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So the increase in both dimensions would be and
So then,

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