document.write( "Question 898982: two equals twice the square of a certain positive number decreased by three times the number. what is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #545079 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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The number, p.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=2p%5E2-3p\", although the description may be ambiguous.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The description might be interpreted as \"2=2%28p-3p%29%5E2\" which is not equivalent to the first equation.
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