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[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

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To implement the "balanced education" policy, a certain region invested 25 million yuan in education in 2017 and 30.25 million yuan in education in 2019.
1. Find the average annual growth rate of education funding in this region from 2017 to 2019.
2. Calculate how much total education funding the region invested from 2017 to 2019.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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