SOLUTION: I am having problems trying to set up the equations on story problems can you please show how to solve this step by step. Thanks If you subtract a number from twice its squ

Question 351675: I am having problems trying to set up the equations on story problems can you please show how to solve this step by step.
Thanks

If you subtract a number from twice its square, the result is 3. Find all such numbers.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let number be .
Its square is .
Twice its square is .
Subtracting the number from twice its square is .

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