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The difference of a number multiplied by 2 tens and 3 sevens is 119. What is the number?

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Your question is not clearly stated. Do you mean the difference between 10 * 10 * x, and 7 * 7 * 7 *x ? Then the number is x = 119/243. That's about 0.48971... in decimal form.


It's confusing when you say the "difference of a number". Differences are BETWEEN two numbers. See what I mean?

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