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Answer. x = 1752.
Check. 40*1752 - 777 = 69303 = 39*1777.
How did I find it? - Using MS Excel in my computer.
and also knowing that 40x = 777 (mod 1777) means that the difference 40x - 777 is a multiple of 1777.
Solved.
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