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Mr. Cohen wrote the expression below for his 3 cousins to use to find his age. n2 x7 - 3If n represents the number of cousins, what is Mr. Cohen's age?

Mr. Cohen wrote the expression below for his 3 cousins to use to find his age. n2 x-example-1

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To solve the given problem, we have to evaluate the expression


n^2*7-3

at n=3.

First, we compute the square of 3:


\begin{gathered} 3^2*7-3, \\ 9*7-3. \end{gathered}

Now, multiplying by 7, we get:


63-3.

Finally, subtracting 3, we get:


60.

Answer:


60.

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