If twenty-three more than a fifth of a number is equal to two times the quantity of two less than that number, what is the number?

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Answer 1

Let x = the number

 

Then (1/5)x + 23 = 2(x-2)

 

        (1/5)x + 23 = 2x - 4

 

                 (9/5)x = 27

 

                        x = (27)(5/9) = 15