document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111015>Question 111015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I wold greatly appreciate some help with this word problem that I have been working on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is the question: 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 224m^, find the length of the other base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I have for the equation so far is this; L=1/2h(B+A) does this make any sense on what I have so far </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=80995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> [(20+B)/2]*16=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20+B)*8=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160+8B=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8B=224-160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8B=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=64/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=8 ANSWER FOR THE SECOND BASE MEASUREMENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20+8)/2*16=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(28/2)16=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28*8=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=224<BR>\n" );
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