Solve
-A Developer Wants to Enclose a Rectangular Grassy Lot $17,787 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }$

question 161

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-A developer wants to enclose a rectangular grassy lot that borders a city street for parking. If the developer has 308 feet of fencing and does not fence the side along the street, what is the largest area that can be enclosed?

• A) \(17,787 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(11,858 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(5929 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(23,716 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }\)

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