Can someone help me write an equation and solve it for this word problem? Two is subtracted from a number, and then the difference is multiplied by 5. The result is 30. Find the number.

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Can someone help me write an equation and solve it for this word problem?

Two is subtracted from a number, and then the difference is multiplied by 5. The result is 30. Find the number.

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The number is 8, because if 2 is subtracted from 8 and 8 - 2 = 6 then 6 * 5 = 30

Tomasz Bartnik answered Apr 29, 2018

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30/5=6+2=8
Eight would be the number

EricR answered May 2, 2018

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