Howard has 102 feet of fencing. What is the area of the largest square dog pen he can build with the fencing?

Since it is a square dog pen, it has 4 equal sides. So I would do 102/4

That would equal 25.5
Then, I would do 25.5 times 25.5
I think that that would give you the answer.

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The information is correct.

To find the area of the largest square dog pen that Howard can build with the given fencing, we need to determine the side length of the square.

Let's assume the side length of the square pen is 'x'. Since a square has four equal sides, the total amount of fencing required would be 4 * x = 4x.

According to the question, Howard has 102 feet of fencing available, so we can write the equation as:
4x = 102

To find the maximum area of the square, we'll solve this equation by isolating x, the side length of the square.

Divide both sides of the equation by 4:
4x/4 = 102/4
x = 25.5

The side length of the square pen is 25.5 feet, which means Howard can build a square dog pen with a side length of 25.5 feet.

To find the area of the square pen, we square the side length:
Area = x^2 = 25.5^2 = 650.25 square feet

Therefore, the area of the largest square dog pen Howard can build with 102 feet of fencing is 650.25 square feet.