SOLUTION: A boy subtracted two from two fifths of a number and he obtained 18. Find the number.
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Question 976529: A boy subtracted two from two fifths of a number and he obtained 18. Find the number.
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If he subtracted 2 from something and got 18, then he must have subtracted from 20. So 20 is two-fifths of some number we'll call 
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