Find the number or numbers such that the square of five less than the number is 24?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-05T17:57:34

#49#

Let's denote the number by #x#.

Now, "the square of five less than the number is #24#".

This can be algebraically expressed as:

#Rightarrow x - 5^(2) = 24#

or

#Rightarrow x - 25 = 24#

Let's add #25# to both sides to solve for #x#:

#Rightarrow x - 25 + 25 = 24 + 25#

#therefore x = 49#

Therefore, the number is #49#.