Respuesta :
					                   Let x be the number. 
5 - 2x = 7
5 - 5 - 2x = 7 - 5
-2/-2x = 2/-2
x = -1
The number is -1.
					                
					             5 - 2x = 7
5 - 5 - 2x = 7 - 5
-2/-2x = 2/-2
x = -1
The number is -1.
					                   5-2x=7      
so 5- the 2 and the x next to it implies that they are multiplied and that together equal 7
  
					                
					                
					             so 5- the 2 and the x next to it implies that they are multiplied and that together equal 7
 
					                  