document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018200>Question 1018200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The adjoining figure shows the location of four flower beds in a park. If the outer dimensions of the park are 34m x 28m and the inner dimensions are 24m x 18m, find the area of each flower bed. All flower beds have the same width.\r<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 #634367 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=634367\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The uniform widths serve as \"heights\" of trapezoids.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One direction constrains the width of the flower beds to be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2828-18%29%2F2=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2828-18%29%2F2=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; and the other direction constrains the width to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2834-24%29%2F2=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2834-24%29%2F2=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two flower beds each have bases 28 and 18, with height of 5;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and two flower beds each have bases 34 and 24 with height of 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CALCULATE EACH FLOWER BED AREA<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2828%2B18%29%2F2%29%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2828%2B18%29%2F2%29%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for each of the shorter flower beds;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2834%2B24%29%2F2%295 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2834%2B24%29%2F2%295\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for each of the longer flower beds areas. </SPAN>\n" );
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