Given the equation 5x + 23 = − 2x − 12, which order of operations completely solves for x?
a. subtract 5x, then subtract 23, lastly divide by −7
b. subtract 2x, then add −23, lastly divide by 7
c. add 5x, then subtract 12, lastly divide by 7
d. add 2x, then subtract 23, lastly divide by 7

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Find the values of the variables in the kite

Plzz ! if you were constructing a triangular frame, and you had wood in the length of 4 inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood? yes or no? = explain your mathematical thinking/show your work: