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  This is a test blog post. Here is a picture of my cat doing chemistry:



Lovallo, C.C. (Photographer). (2013). Amina with Beaker Mug [photograph]. Calgary, Canada. 

Answer the following question as Practice Assignment #3 (on Google Classroom):

What is 1+1+1x0?

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