SOLUTION: Carl is making a rectangular dog run. He has 36 one yard sections of fence that he plans to use to keep his dog inside. He wants the run to be as long as possible. what is the long

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Question 748721: Carl is making a rectangular dog run. He has 36 one yard sections of fence that he plans to use to keep his dog inside. He wants the run to be as long as possible. what is the longest whole-number length he can use for the run?
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Carl is making a rectangular dog run. He has 36 one yard sections of fence that he plans to use to keep his dog inside. He wants the run to be as long as possible. what is the longest whole-number length he can use for the run?
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Assuming the run will be 1 section wide at each end.
That leaves 34 ea 1 yard sections for the lengths
He needs two sides of: 34/2 = 17 sections in the length
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Check by finding the perimeter: 17 + 1 + 17 + 1 = 36 sections