You have a total of 820 feet of fencing to enclose a large rectangular area and divide it into four smaller pens of the same dimensions. The fencing used to divide the large pen must be parallel to the same side of the large rectangle, as shown below. Your goal is to maximize the total rectangular area. Give the dimensions as well as the maximum area. Show your steps leading up to the final answer.

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