Fencing costs $6 a foot. What would the least expensive fence for an area of 48 square feet cost? What would the most expensive fence for the same area cost? Each width and length must be a whole number.

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Brayden Thompson

2 September, 14:27

Fencing costs $6 a foot. What would the least expensive fence for an area of 48 square feet cost? What would the most expensive fence for the same area cost? Each width and length must be a whole number.

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Marina Obrien · Answer 1

The most expensive would be one foot wide and forty eight feet long (or vice versa) and the least expensive would be eight foot wide and six foot long (or vice versa).