$\"\"$

The statement is "The difference of $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ is 2".

The statement in an equation form is $\"\"$ . $\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Subtract 3 from each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply commutative law of addition: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Apply additive identity property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by negative) $\"\"$

The equation is $\"\"$ $\"\"$ .

The solution of the equation is not 5.