Question

The square of a number is greater than 22 times the same number by 48 . What is the number?

Answer 1

THE NUMBER IS TWENTY SIX YES IT IS 26

Answer 2

Let the number be x
x^2-22x=48
x^2-22x-48=0
x^2-24x+2x-48=0. (Factorisation)
x(x-24)+2(x-24)=0
(x+2)(x-24)=0
Therefore, x=-2 or x=24
As x can't be negative,the number is 24