Question

Mackenzie bought 142 feet of fencing with which to enclose her rectangular garden. If the numbers of feet in the lengths of the garden's sides are natural numbers, what is the maximum number of square feet that can be enclosed by the fencing?

Answer 1

1260 ft^2

Explanation:

Since it has to be whole numbers, the first divide 142 by 2. It gives you 71. The maximum area is when the sides L1 and L2 are almost the same. The best is 35 and 36. 35*36 is 1260ft^2.