The Walmart parking lot is in the shape of a giant triangle. The base of the triangle is 500 feet while the height is 85 feet. The manager wants to put on a fundraiser by filling the parking lot with customers. If one rectangular parking spot is 10 feet by 5 feet and can hold 28 people. How many customers will fill the parking lot

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The Walmart parking lot is in the shape of a giant triangle. The base of the triangle is 500 feet while the height is 85 feet. The manager wants to put on a fundraiser by filling the parking lot with customers. If one rectangular parking spot is 10 feet by 5 feet and can hold 28 people. How many customers will fill the parking lot

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The area of a triangle with base b and height h is given by the equation;

A=12bh

And the area of a rectangle of length l and width w is given by the equation;

A=lw

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