What equation represents three less than 1/5 of a number is 28

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asked Jun 11, 2021 56.6k views

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Nirup Iyer · Answer 1 · 2021-06-12T20:53:13+0000

Answer:

(28+3)×5=x

Explanation:

28+3=
(1)/(5) of x

31 is 1/5 of x

x is 155

Checking:

155÷5-3=28

31-3=28

x is 155

Alternate solution:

(28+3)×5=x