-253 IS deeper than -280 in water. As your going into the negatives, The smaller numbers are bigger than the big numbers. It is the opposite when it comes to positive numbers.
The number is 14
Here's the solution:
Let the number be x
According to the question,
27+7x=125
//Subtract 27 from both the sides
7x=125-27
7x=98
//divide both the sides by 7
x=98/7
x=14
What answer are you looking for percents,fraction form, etc ?
