Answer:
21/5 or 4.2
Step-by-step explanation:
we need to repeat the steps backward.
"increased by 2 than less than twice the number"
the previous result has to be divided by 5.
(21)/(5) = 21/5 = 4.2
Proof:
"5 times a number, increased by 2
less than twice the number, is 40."
2( 5( 21/5 ) ) - 2 =2( 21 ) - 2 = 42-2 = 40
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