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2009 AMC 10B Problem 4AMC 10 Step by Step
Name:                             Date: September 13, 2026
Quadrilaterals & Polygon Areas · difficulty 1 of 5 · about 2 min · position P1-10

A rectangular yard contains two flower beds in the shape of congruent isosceles right triangles. The remainder of the yard has a trapezoidal shape, as shown. The parallel sides of the trapezoid have lengths 1515 and 2525 meters. What fraction of the yard is occupied by the flower beds?
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  1. A)

    18\frac {1}{8}

  2. B)

    16\frac {1}{6}

  3. C)

    15\frac {1}{5}

  4. D)

    14\frac {1}{4}

  5. E)

    13\frac {1}{3}

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