2 - V19-(-2-4)
[-5-(-7)]2

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Step-by-step explanation:

1 Simplify  -2-4−2−4  to  -6−6.

2-19-(-6)\times (-5-(-7))\times 22−19−(−6)×(−5−(−7))×2

2 Remove parentheses.

2-19-(-6)\times (-5+7)\times 22−19−(−6)×(−5+7)×2

3 Simplify  -5+7−5+7  to  22.

2-19-(-6)\times 2\times 22−19−(−6)×2×2

4 Simplify  (-6)\times 2\times 2(−6)×2×2  to  -24−24.

2-19-(-24)2−19−(−24)

5 Remove parentheses.

2-19+242−19+24

6 Simplify  2-192−19  to  -17−17.

-17+24−17+24

7 Simplify.

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the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.