Question

Ms. brown's class will raise rabbits for their spring science fair. they have 24 feet of fencing with which to build a rectangular rabbit pen in which to keep the rabbits. if ms. brown's students want their rabbits to have as much room as possible, how long would each of the sides of the pen be?how long would each of the sides of the pen be if they had only 16 feet of fencing?

Answer 1

each side of the fence should have 6 feet if they have 24 feet and if they have 16 feet then each side will be 4 feet long.