document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=801605>Question 801605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangular diagram has a base of 300 ft and a height of 200 ft. To estimate the number of wildflowers in a field students counted 36 flowers in a randomly selected 3 ft by 4 ft rectangular section.  Assuming the section is a representative sample of the entire field, approximately how many flowers are in the entire field?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 90,000 but I am having trouble arriving at that answer.  I get 180,000. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 90,000 but I am having trouble arriving at that answer.  I get 180,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area = b*h/2 = 300*200/2 = 30000 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 flowers/(3*4) = 3 flowers/sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30000*3 = 90000 </SPAN>\n" );
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