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What is a number that multiplies to 168 and also subtracts to 2?

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Answer: the number is 1

assume the number to be x. so according to the question

2 x a number is subtracted from 7 and the result is 5

the equation will be:

7-2x=5

now we have to solve for x

7-2x=5

2x=7-5

2x=2

x=1

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