Problema Solution

There is a number written on the board. One student increased the number by 23, but another student decreased the number by 1. The first student’s result was 7 times greater than the result of the second student. What is the number written on the board?

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let 'x' represent the number on the board


7(x+23) = (x-1)

solving for 'x' we have x=-27


the number on the board is -27