SOLUTION: The difference between the square of a negative number and five times the number is 40 more than the number. What is the number?

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Question 867956: The difference between the square of a negative number and five times the number is 40 more than the number. What is the number?
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The difference between the square of a negative number and five times the number is 40 more than the number. What is the number?


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