<PRE><B>Question 1012765</B>
Start with a whole number and add together these four values: the number added to itself, subtracted from itself, multiplied by itself, and divided by itself. The total of these four numbers is 225. What was the original number? 
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Let the number be &quot;x&quot;::
x +x -x +x^2 + x/x = 225
x + x^2 + 1 = 225
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x^2 + x - 224 = 0
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x = 14.47
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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