document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25838>Question 25838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Icing on the Cake\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 20 people at a birthday party.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The birthday cake is square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It has icing all over the top and down all four rectangular sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The top of the cake is 20cm by 20 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How should the cake be cut so that everyone has an equal share of the icing?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14011 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You would have to know the height of the cake.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you would find the area of the top and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of the sides.  Add them to get the total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of icing.  Divide that number by 20 to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some of the pieces will have icing on top and on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side.  The corners will have icing on top and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "two sodes.  I'll let you work that out, but you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "must have been told how high the cake is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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