Question

Help me out with this problem please!!and (please tell me how you got the answer.)

Answer 1

The answers are that the number can equal -4 or 1. 

You can find this by setting the number equal to x.

x^2 (The square of a number) + 3x (three times a number) = 4

x^2 + 3x = 4 ---> subtract 4 from each side
x^2 + 3x - 4 = 0

Then you can factor this to find the answers

(x - 4)(x + 1) = 0

Set both equal to 0 and solve.