Asked by Jacquelyn

Jeremy had a square piece of gift wrapping paper with a side length of x inches that he used to wrap a present. First he cut 6 inches off the right side of the paper and discarded the rectangular scrap. Next he cut 3 inches off the top of the paper and again discarded the rectangular scrap. What expression represents the total area in square inches of the scraps that he discarded?
Answered by Reiny
area of 1st discard = 6x
area of 2nd discard = 3(x-6)

so total area discarde = .....
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