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The square of a positive number is 384 more than 8 times the number. What is the number?

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Correct answer: 24

Let the positive number be x. The phrase “the square is 384 more than 8 times the number” means x² = 8x + 384. Bringing all terms to one side gives x² − 8x − 384 = 0. Factoring, (x − 24)(x + 16) = 0, so x = 24 or x = −16. The positive-number condition selects x = 24, hence option C is correct. Verification is 24² = 576, while 8 × 24 + 384 = 192 + 384 = 576. For comparison, 18² is not 8 × 18 + 384, and the other listed values also fail the equation. The governing concept is converting a comparative sentence into a quadratic equation, solving it, and applying the restriction that the required number must be positive.

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Quadratic EquationsComparative Word ProblemsPositive RootsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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