document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037271>Question 1037271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lot runs between two parallel streets.  The length of the lot on one of the streets is 80-ft.  The length of the lot on the other street is 100-ft.  The area of the lot is 18,000 square feet.  How far apart are the two streets?  (The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A=1/2(b1+b2)h </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 1/2(b1 + b2)x h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 18,000 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b1 = 80 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b2 = 100 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18,000 = 1/2(80 + 100) x h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36,000 = (180)h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 36,000/180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 200ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the distance between streets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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