If you translate this into an equation, you'll have 10 - x3.
Using the numbers from 1-9, you'll get:
10 - 13 = 9
10 - 23 = 2
10 - 33 = -17
10 - 43 = -54
10 - 53 = -115
10 - 63 = -206
10 - 73 = -333
10 - 83 = -502
10 - 93 = -719
If a number is multiplied by itself three times, then the product is called the cube of that number. To denote the cube of a number, 3 is written a little up to the numbers.
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