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If you only have 36ft of fence to build with, what is the maximum area you can have?

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The maximum area would be a square with 4 identical sides.

36/4 = 9

Each side would be 9 feet long.


Area = 9 x 9 = 81 square feet


Answer: 81 square feet

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