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Two less than the product of 5 and a number is 7.

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Answer:

5x-2=7

Explanation:

We can format this expression because of the order of the words and specific phrases. Since it is two less than a product of 5 and a number, the number is undefined, so it must be a variable. Then the answer to the expression would be seven as stated by the problem.

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