7th Grade Challenging Math

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7-78)   Answer

          57

Solution:
(4 8 3) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ......+ 12 = 78
(2 8 3) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21
78 -21 = 57