Inactive Tutor answered 04/07/17
Tutor
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303+203-503 can be written as:
= (30)*(30)*(30) + (20)*(20)*(20) - (50)*(50)*(50)
you can factor 1000 out for everything to make the problem simpler.
(10)*(10)*(10) = 1000
= 1000(33+23-53)
= 1000(27+8-125)
= 1000(35-125)
= 1000(-90)
= -90,000