Question

A farmer wants to make a rectangular grazing area for his cows. He will use one side of his barn and fence the other three sides with 150 feet of fencing. What are the maximum dimensions and area for his grazing area?

Answer 1

51×49ft

Explanation:

divide 150 by 3 the number of sides to be fenced

= 50ft per side

it is rectangular so the maximum dimensions are 49 by 51 ft