document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=803543>Question 803543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  the square of a number is 6 less than 5 times the number. what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " what is the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n^2 = 5n -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2 - 5n + 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n-3)(n-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check both solutions in the original statement </SPAN>\n" );
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