Two is subtracted from a number, the difference is multiplied by five. The result is 30.

Answer 1

If x is the number, subtracting 2 is x-2. Now this difference is multiplied by 5, or 5(x-2). This is equal to 30.

5(x-2) = 30

divide both sides by 5,

x-2 = 6

solve for x,

x = 8