An artist whishes to make a rectangle out of 24 feet of yarn. What is the maximum area the artist can enclose with the 24 feet of yarn? The answer will be in square feet, but don't include the units, just the number.

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An artist whishes to make a rectangle out of 24 feet of yarn.  What is the maximum area the artist can enclose with the 24 feet of yarn?  The answer will be in square feet, but don't include the units, just the number.

anonymous · Answer

the maximum area rectangle is a square, so take the total length of yarn and divide by 4 to get the length of each side, then you should know what the area of a square is

anonymous · Answer

each side of the square has length 24/4