Step 1 :The farmer is constructing three equally-sized pens against the side of a barn. He has 152 feet of fence to construct the pens. No fence is needed along the barn. We need to find the maximum possible area for one of the pens.
Step 2 :The total length of the fence is divided into 4 parts (3 parts for the length of each pen and 1 part for the width of the pens). So, each part will be \(\frac{152}{4} = 38\) feet.
Step 3 :The area of a rectangle is given by the formula length * width. Since the pens are equally sized, the maximum possible area for one of the pens will be \(38 * 38 = 1444\) square feet.
Step 4 :Final Answer: The maximum possible area for one of the pens is \(\boxed{1444}\) square feet.