A rectangle has a fixed perimeter of 32 units. What is the greatest possible area of the rectangle?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. 64 square units

  1. Step 1: With sides and , the area is greatest when , giving .
Answer
64 square units.
Why not the others: 72 square units, 80 square units and 128 square units don't fit.

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