The parade stopped 136 times you simply divide the number of floats by 6 to find the answer.
        
             
        
        
        
1.5 times 10 to the -8th power 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The question is incomplete. Here is the complete question.
Find the measurements (the lenght L and the width W) of an inscribed rectangle under the line y = - x + 3 with the 1st quadrant of the x & y coordinate system such that the area is maximum. Also, find that maximum area. To get full credit, you must draw the picture of the problem and label the length and the width in terms of x and y.
x + 3 with the 1st quadrant of the x & y coordinate system such that the area is maximum. Also, find that maximum area. To get full credit, you must draw the picture of the problem and label the length and the width in terms of x and y.
Answer: L = 1; W = 9/4; A = 2.25;
Step-by-step explanation: The rectangle is under a straight line. Area of a rectangle is given by A = L*W. To determine the maximum area:
A = x.y
A = x(- )
)
A = -
To maximize, we have to differentiate the equation:
 =
 =  (-
(- )
)
 = -3x + 3
 = -3x + 3
The critical point is:
 = 0
 = 0 
-3x + 3 = 0
x = 1
Substituing:
y = - x + 3
x + 3
y = - .1 + 3
.1 + 3
y = 9/4
So, the measurements are x = L = 1 and y = W = 9/4
The maximum area is:
A = 1 . 9/4
A = 9/4
A = 2.25