Given that −24<A<39 , let x and y be the maximum and minimum integer values, respectively, of −2A+5.
What is x and y?
-2(-24)+5 = 53
-2(39)+5 = -73
so the result z is
-73 < z < 53
Now the answer should be clear.
Note that it is not
x = 53
y = -73