3 years ago

The sum of one-fifth of a number and two is five

Mathematics

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Veseljchak [2.6K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us first write an equation where the unknown number is represented with variable x. The sum of a fifth of x and two is five:

$\frac{1}{5} x+2=5$

Great! Let's solve for x by isolating the variable.

$\frac{1}{5}x=3\\x=15$

Therefore, the unknown number is 15.

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