SOLUTION: What is Two more than 5 times a number is 77?

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Question 104067: What is Two more than 5 times a number is 77?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two more than 5 times a number is 77?
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Let the number be "x".
EQUATION:
5x+2 = 77
5x = 75
x = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.