[tex] - 3x + 5 > 17[/tex]
subtract 5 to both sides
[tex] - 3x > 12[/tex]
divide -3 to bothel sides (and you have to flip the sign when you multiply or divide a negative number to both sides)
[tex]x < - 4[/tex]
so the answer should be less than -4
the only answer that is less than -4 is
[tex] - 5[/tex]
