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Agent Hunt is transferring classified files from the CIA mainframe into his flash drive.
\( S \) represents the size of the files on the drive (in megabytes) after \( t \) seconds.
\[
S=5 t+45
\]
What was the file size on the drive before the transfer?
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Simplify: \(S = 0 + 45 = 45\) megabytes.

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Step 1 ：Substitute \(t = 0\) into the equation: \(S = 5t + 45\).

Step 2 ：Calculate S: \(S = 5(0) + 45\).

Step 3 ：Simplify: \(S = 0 + 45 = 45\) megabytes.