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I am thinking of a number. When I divide my number by $7$ and subtract $\dfrac{3}{5},$ I get back my original number. What is my number?

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(x/3)-10 = 22
add 10 to both sides
x/3 = 32
multiply 3 on both sides
x = 96
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