SOLUTION: What is three times the square of the sum of the first three natural numbers minus 8?

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Question 879331: What is three times the square of the sum of the first three natural numbers minus 8?
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That depends. Your sentence is ambiguous. It could mean either:



If you interpret it as: three times the ((square of the sum of the first three natural numbers) minus 8)

or



If you interpret it as: three times the (square of (the sum of the first three natural numbers minus 8))

or



If you interpret it as: (three times the (square of the sum of the first three natural numbers)) minus 8

John

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