document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=371014>Question 371014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the square of a number decreased by the number is 56, then what is the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #264332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=264332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square of number = x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "decreased by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-56=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x+7x-56=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-8)+7(x-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(x+70=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 OR -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
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