SOLUTION: If 5 times the value of a number is increased by 3, the result is 28. What is the number?

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Question 978371: If 5 times the value of a number is increased by 3, the result is 28. What is the number?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let  x  be the number we need to find.
Then you have an equation

5x + 3 = 28.

Hence,

5x = 28 - 3,
5x = 25,
x = 5.

Answer.  x = 5.