document.write( "Question 831281: When the sum of 508 and three times a positive number is subtracted from the square of the number, the result is 140. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"N%5E2-%28508%2B3N%29=140\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions but only one is positive,
\n" ); document.write( "\"N-24=0\"
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