2 more than five times a number is 88 what is the number?

Answer 1

This can be written out in number. "2 more" would translate to "+2" and "5 times a number" is "5x." We know this equals 88. Your equation can be written as follows:

2 + 5x = 88

Then we can subtract 2 from both sides:

5x = 86

And now we can divide both sides by 5

x = 86/5 = 17.2

17.2 is the number