document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306867>Question 306867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 6 is added to a number and then subtracted from the same number,the product of the sum and the difference is 189. what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+6)(x-6)=189\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 36 = 189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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