Sheet # 168/Designing a Garden
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The principal has given the permission to the Environmental Club to have 24 square yards of land for a flower garden. They want to put a fence around the garden to keep others from walking through. The price of the fence is $1.50 per yard.
a) What are four possible dimensions of the garden?
b) Calculate the cost of fencing for each.
c) There are limited funds in the club for the fence. Which design would be the cheapest and why?