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Fence It

If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?

Perimeter Possibilities

Stage: 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1
Imagine two islands with an area of $24$, one with dimensions $6$ by $4$ and the other $12$ by $2$.

Which island has more land by the sea shore?

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