George is creating a garden that will have an area of 300 square feet. He is trying to decide if he should make the garden 20 feet long and 15 feet wide OR 30 feet long and 10 feet wide. Which measurements would use less fencing?

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George is creating a garden
that will have an area of 300
square feet. He is trying to
decide if he should make the
garden 20 feet long and
15 feet wide OR 30 feet long
and 10 feet wide.
Which measurements would
use less fencing?
Transcribed Image Text:4 xy=ab 1311 George is creating a garden that will have an area of 300 square feet. He is trying to decide if he should make the garden 20 feet long and 15 feet wide OR 30 feet long and 10 feet wide. Which measurements would use less fencing?
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