To square means to multiply something by itself. A variable is a letter such as x. So a squared variable=x×x=x^2.
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Well you know that the amount of boys that voted for Danny has to be 123 - 55, so you do that and get 68, then the ratio of girls to boys is 55:68, and that can't be simplified anymore because 55 has factors of only 1, 55, 11, and 5, and that doesn't get you anywhere.
Radius equals: 4.51
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