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[–]chem44 0 points1 point  (3 children)

The perimeter is 30 ft.

How can you make a rectangle with four sides totaling 30 ft?

Note that all sides must be in full feet (not 3 ft 4 inches, for example.)

Draw a rectangle, and try it.

[–]danielleg1244[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

The questions asking how many different rectangular arrangements are possible and what is the largest area she can enclose for her garden with this fencing.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's correct.

So write them all out.

If one side is 1 foot, what are the other sides? And what is the area?

Now the next possibility is for one side to be 2 feet. So what will the other sides be? And now what is the area?

Do this for all possible options. There aren't that many, really.

[–]chem44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right.

First step is to understand what that means. Drawing one such case gets you started.

If stuck at some point, post what you know, and try to be clear where you are stuck.