Question

the square of 9 less than number is 3 less then the number what is the number

Answer 1

the complete question is this:

The square of 9 less than a number is 3 less than the number. What is the number?

a) –12 or 7
b) –12 or –7
c) –7 or 12
d) 7 or 12


And the answer is d.