Question

Andy's house is on a large lot. he bought 100 yards of chain-link fence on sale. he wants to use all of the material to fence in an area in his backyard. he can only make the fenced area 60 feet wide and he wants it to be as long as possible. what is the longest length possible for the sides?

Answer 1

let X = length.. the perimetrrbis thus 2*60+2x=300,ft
2x=180
x=90
60×90ft or 20×30yds