document.write( "Question 383747: The blueprints for a patio are shown at the bottom. The patio is a trapezoid. If the cost of the patio is $4.50 per square foot, what will be the total cost of the patio?\r
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\n" ); document.write( " base 2 =24ft
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make a triangle
\n" ); document.write( "base 6, heigth 15
\n" ); document.write( "make a rectangle 18 by 15
\n" ); document.write( "find the two areas and add together
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\n" ); document.write( "6*15*.5=45 sq ft triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "18*15=270 sq ft rectangle
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\n" ); document.write( "total sq ft
\n" ); document.write( "270+45=315 sq ft
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\n" ); document.write( "315*4.50=$1,417.50
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