SOLUTION: If I have 40ft or material for the perimeter of a sandbox, what is the smallest area I can have the sides have to be in whole numbers so no mixed numbers or fractions.

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Question 567007: If I have 40ft or material for the perimeter of a sandbox, what is the smallest area I can have the sides have to be in whole numbers so no mixed numbers or fractions.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I don't think you meant "the smallest area" because the answer is absurd. The smallest area is zero square feet. You just cut your material in half and have a 20 foot by 0 foot non-sandbox.

John

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