SOLUTION: The sum of a number and the square of that number is equal to four times the number. What is the number?

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Question 1179808: The sum of a number and the square of that number is equal to four times the number. What is the
number?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The description, using n as the number, would be this:
n%2Bn%5E2=4n
and the algebra to solve that should be very simple.