ANSWER
[tex]-7[/tex]EXPLANATION
Let the number be x.
Twelve more than the number is:
[tex]12+x[/tex]That value is equal to five. This implies that:
[tex]12+x=5[/tex]To find the number (x), subtract 12 from both sides of the equation:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 12+x-12=5-12 \\ x=-7 \end{gathered}[/tex]That is the number.
