168 is 4/7 of a number. What is the number?

If 168 is four sevenths of a number then divide this by 4 to give 1 seventh of the number.
168/4 = 42
So 42 is one seventh of the number.
Now multiply this by 7 to find the number.
42*7 = 294

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