Why isn’t -3 a whole number? please answer asap

-3 is not a whole number.

Whole number:

-3 is an integer, a negative integer.

Integer:

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4.5

Step-by-step explanation:

First we can write 25 as 5^2 to make the bases the same.

So we get

5^2(2x-3)=(5)^2x+3

5^4x-6=5^2x+3

Since the bases are the same, we can set the exponents equal to each other and solve.

4x-6=2x+3

4x=2x+9

2x=9

x=4.5