Question

if you subtract 5 from 6 times number you get 7

Answer 1

Let the number be x.
Then subtracting 5 from 6 times x =

=> 6x -5 = 7
=> 6x = 12
=> x = 2

Thus, the number is 2

Answer 2

let the number be x
acccording to question,
6x-5=7
6x=7+5
6x=12
x=12÷6
x=6
therefore the number is 6