A house has 4400 square feet. The bedroom occupy 2/5 of the space, the living and dining rooms occupy 1/5 of the space, the garage represent 1/10 of the space and the balance is split evenly among three bathrooms and the kitchen. If the owner wants to increase the size of the garage by 1/8, how many total square feet the new garage have?

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A house has 4400 square feet. The bedroom occupy 2/5 of the space, the living and dining rooms occupy 1/5 of the space, the garage represent 1/10 of the space and the balance is split evenly among three bathrooms and the kitchen.

If the owner wants to increase the size of the garage by 1/8, how many total square feet the new garage have?

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