document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=879331>Question 879331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is three times the square of the sum of the first three natural numbers minus 8? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "That depends.  Your sentence is ambiguous.  It could mean either:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3\left((1\ +\ 2\ +\ 3)^2\ -\ 8\right)\ =\ 3(36\ -\ 8)\ =\ 84\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you interpret it as:  <i>three times the ((square of the sum of the first three natural numbers) minus 8)</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3\left((1\ +\ 2\ +\ 3\ -\ 8)^2\right)\ =\ 3(-2)^2\ =\ 12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you interpret it as:  <i>three times the (square of (the sum of the first three natural numbers minus 8))</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(3(1\ +\ 2\ +\ 3)^2\right)\ -\ 8\ =\ 3(36)\ -\ 8)\ =\ 100\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you interpret it as:  <i>(three times the (square of the sum of the first three natural numbers)) minus 8</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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