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== Solution ==
We first expand the first term, simplify, and then compute to get an answer of {{boxed}}<math>(C) -297</math>{{/boxed}}.
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We first expand the first term, simplify, and then compute to get an answer of <math>\boxed{\mathrm {(C)} -297}</math>.

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Problem

1. What is $100(100-3)-(100\cdot100-3)$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ -20,000 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ -10,000 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ -297 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ -6 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 0$

Solution

We first expand the first term, simplify, and then compute to get an answer of $\boxed{\mathrm {(C)} -297}$.