A Farmer Has 192 Feet of Fencing and Wants to Build

question 77

Multiple Choice

A farmer has 192 feet of fencing and wants to build two identical pens for his prize-winning pigs. The pens will be arranged as shown. Determine the dimensions of a pen that will maximize its area.

• A) \(24 ^ { \prime } \times 32 ^ { \prime }\)
• B) \(24 ^ { \prime } \times 64 ^ { \prime }\)
• C) \(17 ^ { \prime } \times 44 ^ { \prime }\)
• D) \(4 ^ { \prime } \times 152 ^ { \prime }\)
• E) \(8 ^ { \prime } \times 96 ^ { \prime }\)

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