Paul predicts that n stalks of corn planted together will produce (2n2-2n) (2n2-2n) ears of corn. If Paul plants three corn plants, how many ears of corn does Paul expect to harvest? 24 ears 30 ears 12 ears 6 ears

Given that the production of n stalks of corn planted has been modeled by (2n^2-2n), then the approximate ears of corn produced by 3 stalks will be given by:

2n^2-2n

plugging in n=3 in the formula we get:

2 (3) ^2-2 (3)

simplifying we get:

2 (9) - 6

=18-6

=12

the answer is: 12 ears