The answer is -8 because if you do the math
The exponential equation that gives the number of bees in week 12 is of:

<h3>What is an exponential function?</h3>
It is modeled by:

In which:
In this problem, considering that the initial week is the first, and the value triples every week, the expression for the number of bees after x weeks is given by:

Hence, after 12 weeks, the expression is:

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Answer:
(y - 2)²
Step-by-step explanation:
9y² - 12y + 4 ← is a perfect square of the form
(ax - b)² = a²x² - 2abx + b²
Compare like terms with 9y² - 12y + 4, thus
a² = 9 ⇒ a = 3
b² = 4 ⇒ b = 2 and
- 2ab = - 2 × 3 × 2 = - 12
Thus
9y² - 12y + 4 = (3y - 2)²
That's a 33% increase.
I calculated this using the formula:

Where n = the new value (16 in your question), o = the old value (12 in your question) and the result is outputted as a percent increase. You can check that this is correct by finding 33% of 12, adding the result to 12, and checking that the result equals your "new" number.
Note that 33% is only an approximation as your question requires a number rounded to the nearest whole.
Don’t really know what your question is but 4 laps times 3 miles is 12 laps. He’s got 3 more laps to finish his goal.
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