Two more than the quantity of a number minus seven

(x-7) + 2  or  2 + x - 7

Step-by-step explanation:

we dont know what the quantity of the number is, so we write it as x

it says the "number" has a seven subracting from it, so now we have x-7

the beginning says that the answer will be 2 more than the answer of x-7

how do we get 2 more than x-7???    Add 2!

y = 0.77(x)

step-by-step explanation:

the jacket retains this value after 23% cut or retains 77% of original value. plug original 87 jacket price for x and the remaining value should be y.