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Twenty times a positive integer is less than its square by 96. What is the integer?

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20

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24

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30

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41

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46

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Solution

The correct option is B
24

Let the integer be x. Then,

$x^{2} - 20 x = 96 \Leftrightarrow x^{2} - 20 x - 96 = 0 \Leftrightarrow (x + 4) (x - 24) = 0 \Leftrightarrow x = 24.$

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