Question

What is the number in which the third part exceeds the seventh part by 16

Answer 1

Answer:

84

Step-by-step explanation:

Given  

What is the number in which the third part exceeds the seventh part by 16

ANSWER

Now let x be the number,then its third part will be x/3 and its seventh part will be x/7.

Now according to question we have

x/3 – x/7 = 16

7 x – 3 x / 21 = 16

4 x = 21 x 16

x = 21 x 16 / 4

x = 84