SOLUTION: two less than five times a number is 28. What is the number?

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Question 389151: two less than five times a number is 28. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathLover1:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x-2=28
5x=30
x=6

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

two less than five times a number is 28. What is the number?
if a number is x, than
5x+-+2+=+28
5x++=+28+%2B+2
5x++=+30
x++=+30%2F5
x++=+6