Question 739726
I think you're reading the problem the wrong way.  It's poorly written.<P>
You're expression is correct if it's asking for a number that is less than 7.  <P>
But if the problem is asking for some number less than seven as in seven less some number, then it's 7-n.  For example:  4 less than 7 is 7-4.
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