A rancher has ___ meters of fencing. He will fence a rectangular corral next to a cliff. So, he will use all of the fencing to make just 3 sides of the rectangle. He wants to make a corral that will hold as many cattle as possible, so he wants the corral to contain the largest area possible. How long and how wide should he make the corral?

 

Answer this question for:

 

              500 meters of fencing:      Length _____          Width _____

              600 meters of fencing:      Length _____          Width _____

              700 meters of fencing:      Length _____          Width _____

              800 meters of fencing:      Length _____          Width _____

              900 meters of fencing:      Length _____          Width _____

          

What advice would you give anyone who intends to build a rectangular corral that needs only 3 sides of fencing so that the corral will hold as many cattle as possible?

 

 

 

 

 

Make up a problem like this one that has nothing to do with fencing or corrals.