<PRE><B>Question 978371</B>


Let &amp;nbsp;&lt;B&gt;x&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp; be the number we need to find.

Then you have an equation 


5x + 3 = 28.


Hence, 


5x = 28 - 3,

5x = 25,

x = 5.


&lt;B&gt;Answer&lt;/B&gt;. &amp;nbsp;x = 5.


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