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What is the difference between the squares of the two numbers 4 and 8?

  1. 16

  2. 32

  3. 64

  4. 128

The correct answer is: 64

The question is asking for the difference between the squares of two numbers, not the square of the difference between two numbers. Option A is the square of 4, which is not what the question is asking for. Option B is the square of 8, and again, this is not what the question is asking for. Option D is the square of the difference between 4 and 8, which is not the same as the difference between the squares of 4 and 8. Therefore, the correct answer is option C, which is the difference between the squares of 4 and 8.