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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2002

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

$PQRS$ is a square with side length 8. $X$ is the midpoint of side $PQ$ , and $Y$ and $Z$ are the midpoints of $XS$ and $XR$ , respectively, as shown. The area of trapezoid $YZRS$ is

(A) $24$ (B) $16$ (C) $20$ (D) $28$ (E) $32$

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