document.write( "Question 92403: Help to solve and figure out Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m, and the area is 224m2, i need t find the length of the other base . Word problems always gave me a hard time I really could not under stand them \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #67254 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (20+X)/2*16=224 \n" ); document.write( "(20+X)8=224 \n" ); document.write( "160+8X=224 \n" ); document.write( "8X=224-160 \n" ); document.write( "8X=64 \n" ); document.write( "X=64/8 \n" ); document.write( "X=8 THE OTHER SIDE. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF \n" ); document.write( "28/2*16=224 \n" ); document.write( "28*8=224 \n" ); document.write( "224=224 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |