The carpenter made 10 - 3 = <<10-3=7>>7 tables last month.

So, the carpenter made 10 + 7 = <<10+7=17>>17 tables in all.

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A carpenter made ten tables for this month. Last month, he made three fewer tables than this month. How many tables did the carpenter make in total?
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