document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=963640>Question 963640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Andrew has a grid in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. He has right triangles with an area of 45 square millimeters that fit on the grid.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the length of the bases of the grid are 30 centimeters and 15 centimeters and the height is 16 centimeters, how many right triangles can Andrew fit on the grid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A=area of trapezoid; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=base  DISABLED_event_one= 30cm; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=base two=15cm; h=height=8cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert all measurements to millimeters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=300mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=150mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=80mm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%28%28b%5B1%5D%2Bb%5B2%5D%29%2F2%29h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%28%28b%5B1%5D%2Bb%5B2%5D%29%2F2%29h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%28%28300mm%2B150mm%29%2F2%2980mm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%28%28300mm%2B150mm%29%2F2%2980mm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%28450mm%2F2%29%2880mm%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%28450mm%2F2%29%2880mm%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=18000mm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=18000mm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of small triangles is 45 sq mm. so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18000mm%5E2%2F45mm%5E2=400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18000mm%5E2%2F45mm%5E2=400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 400 of the small triangles will fit on the grid. </SPAN>\n" );
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