A man wants to construct a rectangular enclosure around his model railroad. Only three sides must be enclosed, since his garage wall will form the fourth side. If he uses 24m of fencing, what is the maximum area of the enclosure? 36m? 128m2 72m2 32m?

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A man wants to construct a rectangular enclosure around his model railroad.
Only three sides must be enclosed, since his garage wall will form the fourth
side. If he uses 24m of fencing, what is the maximum area of the enclosure?
36m?
128m?
72m2
O 32m2
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