A building has 29,000 ft ² of floor space. When an addition of 6,000 ft ² is built, what is the percent increase in floor space? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. A) 17.1% B) 5.2% C) 23.0% D) 20.7% E) 31.1%

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The percent increase is calculated by dividing the increase in floor space (6,000 ft²) by the original floor space (29,000 ft²) and then multiplying by 100. This gives (6,000 / 29,000) * 100 = 20.7%.

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