You are responsible for planning the parking needed for a new 256 unit apartment complex, and you're told to base the needs on the statistic "average number of vehicles per household is 1.3"
If the owner wants parking that will accommodate 73% of all the tenants who own vehicles, how many spaces must you plan for?
What is .73*256*1.3?
To determine the number of parking spaces needed for a new 256 unit apartment complex, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the expected number of households with vehicles.
Given that the average number of vehicles per household is 1.3, we can assume that each unit in the apartment complex represents a household. So, the number of households with vehicles can be found by multiplying the total number of units (256) by the average number of vehicles per household (1.3):
Number of households with vehicles = Total number of units * Average number of vehicles per household
= 256 * 1.3
Step 2: Determine the desired parking capacity.
The owner wants parking spaces that will accommodate 73% of all tenants who own vehicles. In other words, they want parking for 73% of the number of households with vehicles. To calculate this, multiply the number of households with vehicles by 73% (or 0.73):
Desired parking capacity = Number of households with vehicles * 0.73
Step 3: Calculate the required number of parking spaces.
The required number of parking spaces is equivalent to the desired parking capacity. Therefore, the number of parking spaces needed can be found by:
Number of parking spaces = Desired parking capacity
Now, let's plug in the values and calculate the number of parking spaces needed:
Number of parking spaces = (256 * 1.3) * 0.73