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Translate the expression 5x - 7.

five times the difference of a number and 7
the difference of five times a number and 7
the sum of 5 and a number minus 7

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The correct way to translate 5x - 7 is calling it like this: five times the difference of a number and 7. The rest of them are not correct
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