<PRE><B>Question 898150</B>
7 times a number is 30 less than that same number squared. What is one possible value of the number?
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7x = x^2-30
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x^2 - 7x -30 = 0
Factor to get:
(x-10)(x+3) = 0
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Possible answers:: x = 10 or x = -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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