A farmer has 250 feet of fence available to enclose a 3125 square foot region in the
shape of adjoining squares, with sides of
length x and y. The big square has sides of
length x and the small square has sides of
length y. Find x and y.

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.

cause it equals more