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Seven times a number is 3,500 what is the number

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Call the number 'x'.
Then set up an equation to represent the relationship:

7x=3500
Then solve for 'x':
First dicide both sides by 7:

(7x)/(7)=(3500)/(7)
And simplify:

x=500
Then answer the question: "The number is 500."
User Alexei Khlebnikov
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the answer is 500, you can divide 3500 by 7 and get 500.then double check by multiplying 500 by 7
User Edwin Finch
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