Answer
$x=6$
Work Step by Step
Step 1. Let x represent one of the unknown quantities.
$x$ = the number
Step 2. Represent other unknown quantities in terms of x.
$5x$ = five times the number
Step 3. Write an equation in x that models the conditions.
$5x-4=26$
Step 4. Solve the equation and answer the question.
Add 4 to both sides:
$5x-4+4=26+4$
$5x=30$
Divide both sides by 5:
$x=6$
Step 5. Check the proposed solution in the original wording of the problem.
if $x=6$
$5x-4=26$
$5(6)-4=26$
$30-4=26$
$26 = 26$ -->TRUE
