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In a square model of side x + 3, x² and 9 are colored separately. If the uncolored area is 30, what is x?

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Correct answer: 5

The direct answer is C: x = 5. A square with side x + 3 has area (x + 3)² = x² + 6x + 9. The model already identifies the x² part and the 9 part as colored. Therefore, the uncolored regions together represent the middle term 6x. Since that uncolored area is 30, set 6x = 30. Dividing both sides by 6 gives x = 5. A, x = 3, would make the uncolored area 18, not 30. B, x = 4, would make it 24. D, x = 6, would make it 36. Only C satisfies the area condition. It is important not to set x² + 9 equal to 30, because those are the colored parts, not the uncolored strips. Memory cue: in (x + 3)², the two cross-strips together are 3x + 3x = 6x.

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