Question

When 36 is subtracted of a number, the result is five times the number. What is the positive solution?

1) 9
2) 6
3) 3
4) 4

Answer 1

from the square of a number*

Answer 2

When 36 is subtracted from a square of a number, the result is five times the number. What is the positive solution?

Answer 3

9
x^2-36=5x
x^2-5x-36=0
x^2-9x+4x-36=0
x(x-9)+4(x-9)=0
(x-9)(x+4)=0
x=9 or -4
the positive solution is 9

Answer 4

the number is 4 or -9

Answer 5

so positive solution is 9
sry its -4

Answer 6

its ok lol