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Let's represent the unknown number as "x." The equation for "five less than a number is 15" can be written as x - 5 = 15. To solve for x, we add 5 to both sides of the equation, resulting in x = 20. Therefore, the number in question is 20.

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x - 5 = 15
x = 20

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