Question

twenty three times a certain number is as much above 14 as 16 is above seven times the numbers;find it

Answer 1

Let the number be n ; and the another number above which' be y , then

23x = y+14
17x= y+16

y = 23x-14 = 17x-16

23x-17x = -16+14
6x = -2
x = -1/3