SOLUTION: Translate to an equation and find all solutions: Find the number whose square is 24 more than five times the number

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Question 101591: Translate to an equation and find all solutions:
Find the number whose square is 24 more than five times the number
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number.
x^2=5x+24
x^2-5x-24=0
(x-8)(x+3)=0
x=8, x=-3
Check:
64=40+24 true
9=-15+24 true
Ed