Question

1. the sum of five times a number and -2, added to seven times the number

2. six times the difference of a number and five is greater than twenty-two

Answer 1

1. (5x - 2) + 7x = 12x - 2

2. 6(x - 5) > 22
6x - 30 > 22
6x > 52
x > 52/6
x > 26/3