SOLUTION: "When might someone want to figure out the greatest possible area that has a given perimeter?" What does it mean? Could you please put it in full sentences and explain it so a

Question 759141: "When might someone want to figure out the greatest possible area that has a given perimeter?"
What does it mean?
Could you please put it in full sentences and explain it so a me myself a great fiver would understand.
Thank you very much for your time!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Say you're given 100 ft of fencing. You want to maximize what you can get out of all that fencing (with minimal waste and redundancy). This means you want to maximize the area that the fence can enclose.

The reason the perimeter is fixed is because you often know how much fencing you have (you can measure it if you don't know) or you can specify how much you are willing to buy (mainly based off a set fixed budget). So knowing how to maximize the area will minimize the cost in a way because you are effectively getting the most out of your money. You also save time because you don't have to construct areas by trial and error if you know the exact shape you want to build before you actually do it.
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