Homework Help: Pre-Algebra

Posted by Taylor on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2:26pm.

Suppose you consider a rectangular garden of 36 square meters with whole-number side lengths. What’s the dimension of design that has the least perimeter? What’s the dimension with the greatest perimeter?

Pre-Algebra - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2:41pm
Possible sizes:
4 * 9
3 * 12
2 * 18

P = 2L + 2W
P = (2 * 9) + (2 * 4)
P = ?

Find the perimeters of the other two sizes.
Pre-Algebra - uuu, Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 7:13pm
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