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7-x-x>2
Subtract x from both sides.
7-2x>2
Combine -x and -x to get -2x.
-2x>2-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-2x>-5
Subtract 7 from 2 to get -5.
x<\frac{-5}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2. Since -2 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<\frac{5}{2}
Fraction \frac{-5}{-2} can be simplified to \frac{5}{2} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.