Question 332065
call this amount "x"). He only remembered one small detail: six (6) less than 
the square of this amount is equal to the amount itself. How much did he pay
x^2 - 6 = x
x^2 - x - 6 = 0
Factors to
(x-3)(x+2) = 0
positive solution
x = $3, it must have been "hot"; 
:
Check: 3^2 - 6 = 3