Hi, I'm new...please help.The square of a number increased by 5 times the number is equal to 176. Find one number for which this could be true.

Question

nnesha · Answer

can you translate  `The square of a number increased by 5 times the number is equal to 176` this into the equation ?

nnesha · Answer

square means raising to the 2 power 
times = multiply
 try to write an equation

nnesha · Answer

a number can be any variable 
let `a number` = x 
square of a number means x^2

anonymous · Answer

The only thing that is confusing me is the part "5 times the number".

nnesha · Answer

2 times the number(same number which is x )
so 2 times the number = 2x
5 times the number = ??? 
times = multiply

anonymous · Answer

Okay Thank you :)

nnesha · Answer

you got it? sure ??? :D

anonymous · Answer

My equation I used is n^2+5(n)=176 and I got the answers 11 and -16 in which both answers can be used to get 176. :)

nnesha · Answer

yes!!!
greatjob!!!!!!:=)