Question
Claire and Chad want to design a rectangular pen for their new puppy. They want the pen to have
an area of 48 square feet. Fencing costs $0.85 per foot.
b. What are the dimensions and the cost of the most expensive pen Claire and Chad could
build, assuming the side lengths are whole numbers? Explain.
an area of 48 square feet. Fencing costs $0.85 per foot.
b. What are the dimensions and the cost of the most expensive pen Claire and Chad could
build, assuming the side lengths are whole numbers? Explain.
Answers
R_scott
a rectangle with equal sides (a square)
... encloses the most area with the least fencing
the most fencing (with integer side lengths)
... would be a rectangle 48 feet long and one foot wide
... encloses the most area with the least fencing
the most fencing (with integer side lengths)
... would be a rectangle 48 feet long and one foot wide