Homework Help: Math

Posted by Alyssa on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 9:58pm.

a farmer wants to fence in part of her land so that her chickens will have thier own little area. if she only has 28 feet of fence, what is the area of the largest pen that she can build?

Math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 10:06pm
P = 2L + 2W

28/4 = 7

7 by 7
6 by 8
5 by 9

Which of those measurements would give you the largest area?

A = LW

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