The area of a circle is the same as twelve decreased by the area of a square. If the area of one square is s, what is the area of the circle in terms of s?

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anonymous · Answer

decreased = subtracted. the area of the square is s. The area of the circle is ....

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what is 12 decreased by 1? 12-1.... what is twelve decreased by s?

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11

anonymous · Answer

11= 12-1 = "twelve decreased by 1". What is twelve decreased by s?

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idk

anonymous · Answer

s represents a number.

What is "twelve decreased by 3"? 12-3. What is "twelve decreased by 5"? 12-5. What is "twelve decreased by s"?

anonymous · Answer

"twelve decreased by s" is 12-[something]. What to put in place of [something]? "twelve decreased by 100" is 12-100.

anonymous · Answer

s minus twelve
		
twelve minus s
		
a fraction with s in the numerator and twelve in the denominator
		
a fraction with twelve in the numerator and s in the denominator

anonymous · Answer

You need to think about it and not just guess.

Notice the pattern. "12 decreased by [any number]" is 12-[any number]. so if s is any number, which it can be, then "12 decreased by s" is 12-s ....