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Jordan wants to create a rectangular border around his classroom bulletin board, and he has 30 meters of the border.

Which of these dimensions will give Jordan the largest area?

User Mhaddl
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Answer:

7.5m*7.5m

Step-by-step explanation:

the largest area is square like think about it is u have a 1*28 area 28 but if u have a 5*10 area 50 so 30/4= 7.5 and 7.5*7.5 is 56.25 meters

User Sergikon
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Answer:

7 meters by 8 meters will give Jordan the largest area

The area of a rectangle is 117 square meters

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