en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular Word Problems >

the product of a number and 6 less than the number is 72. find the number

Solution

t h e p ro d u c t o f a n u mb er an d 6 l ess t han t h e n u mb er i s 72. f in d t h e n u mb er

Solution

The number : 12 or - 6

Solution steps

Represent the number with

x

A.T.Q.:

x (x - 6) = 72

Solve for

x, x (x - 6) = 72 : x = 12, x = - 6

The number : 12 or - 6

Popular Examples

5 times a number Five years ago, Charlie was twice Priya's age. How old are they now if the sum of their ages 3 years ago will be 76.6% of what number is 48 The perimeter of a rectangle is 58 feet. If the length is 10 feet, find the width. Without substitution, solve the formula for the unknown variable in terms of the known variables.the sum of three consecutive integers is 51.find the value of the greatest of the three