Homework Help: math 5th

Posted by sean on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 9:12pm.

The new playground at Middledale school will be enclosed by a fence. The playground will be rectangular and will have an area of 225 sq. yd. The number of yards on each side will be a whole number. What is the least amount of fencing that could be required to enclose the playground?

math 5th - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:04pm
The square root of 225 = 15 yards

60 yards = perimeter of this square
math 5th - gloria, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 9:26pm
steve wants to make a rectangular pen for his guinea pig with 20 yards of fencing. what is the greatest area the pen can have

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