SOLUTION: Toby has 18 feet of edging to go around a rectungular sandbox. What length and width should Toby make the sandbox to get the most area

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Hi,

Make sandbox a square to get the most area

 4x = 18ft

  x = 9/2 ft = 4.5ft

Square with 4.5ft sides