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?

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Answered by Reiny
area of 1st discard = 6x
area of 2nd discard = 3(x-6)

so total area discarde = .....
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