Homework Help: Math please help

Posted by By Lana on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 9:54am.

A farmer has 120 feet of fencing available to build a rectangular pen for her pygmy goats. She wants to give them as much room as possible to run. What are the dimensions of the rectangular pen with the largest area?

Math please help - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:06am
30 * 30 = 900 sq. ft.

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