Write an equation for the following:
$8$ is obtained, when $2$ is subtracted from one-fifth of a number $x$

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Solution

We denote subraction with $-$ , mupliplying $x$ with $\frac{1}{5}$ and equate using an equal sign.
Hence, the required equation is $\frac{x}{5} - 2 = 8$ .

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