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The difference of seven times a number and five is one hundred find the number

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Let the number be x

seven times the number = 7x

The difference of seven times a number and five is one hundred. It means that

7x - 5 = 100

7x = 100 + 5

7x = 105

x = 105/7

x = 15

The number is 15

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