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A)a square brown tarp has a square green patch green in the corner the side length of the tarp is (x + 8) and the side length of the patch is x what is the area of the brown part of the tarpb)a square red placemat has a gold square in the corner the side length of the gold square is (x - 2) inches with the width of the red region is 4 in what is the area of the red part of the placemat

Ineed with question three. i don't understand how i'm supposed to achieve 3 marks.

Grandpa ernie is shrinking! over the past 4 years his height decreased by a total of 2.4 cm.it decreased by the same amount each year. what was the change in grandpa ernie's height each year