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Russell has been training for the Emerald Valley Race. The first week he trained, he ran $5$ days and took the same two routes each day. He ran $2$ miles around the football field before school and ran a longer route through his neighborhood after school. By the end of the week, Russell had run a total of $30$ miles.$\newline$Which equation can Russell use to find how many miles, $x$, he ran each day after school?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A) $5(x + 2) = 30$$\newline$(B) $5x + 2 = 30$$\newline$(C) $2(x + 5) = 30$$\newline$(D) $2x + 5 = 30$$\newline$How many miles did Russell run each day after school?$\newline$Write your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.$\newline$____ miles$\newline$