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Advanced Math practice question

The area A, in square centimetres, of a stain t minutes after it forms is modelled by A = 5t² − 4. What is the area after 3 minutes?

Answer: 41

5 × 9 − 4 = 41.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 11
11 uses 5 × 3 − 4.
If you answered 45
45 forgets the −4.
If you answered 221
221 uses (5 × 3)² − 4.

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