Xihuan used a calculator to divide a number by 7. She made a mistake by pressing 4 instead of 7. She obtained the incorrect answer of 287. What should the correct answer be? Answer: ___

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1. Find the original number by reversing the incorrect division.

Let the original number be NN.
N÷4=287N \div 4 = 287
N=287×4=1148N = 287 \times 4 = 1148

2. Calculate the correct answer by dividing the original number by 7.

Correct answer=1148÷7=164\text{Correct answer} = 1148 \div 7 = 164

Answer

164164

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