An owner submits plans for a dining room measuring 100 ft. by 35 ft. How many diners will be allowed if the plans department requires 30 square feet per diner?45116117

This is quite a simple question, but I understand this can sometimes be confusing! I'll guide you through the steps as to how we can get the answer.

Firstly, we must figure out the total number of square feet are in the plans for the dining room. We already know it's 100ft. by 35ft., so all we have to do is multiply length times width.

100 * 35 = 3500

There we have it, 3500 sq ft. Now, all we have to do is divide the 3500 sq ft by the 30 square feet that is permitted per diner.

3500 / 30 = 116.666667 (Remember, this is a repeating decimal.)

Now, two of the answers you have given are 116 and 117. We must round the answer we got either up or down. Here's how this is done:

4 and below; DOWN

5 and above; UP

So there we have it, the .666667 that we have is above 5, therefore we're going to be rounding up. When we round up, we find that our answer is 117.

Final answer : 117

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