Question 257988
Let x be the number.
"The square of the number" would be x^2
"is the same as"  means =
"the number times 4" means 4x
So putting it all together we get x^2=4x

x^2=4x
So now we solve it for x (our number)
Divide both sides by x.
x=4
The number is 4.
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