Question 178677
(-14/23) = (2/7) - (1/7)x 

Multiply thru by 7*23 to get:

-14*7 = 2*23 - 23x

-98 = 46 - 23x
23x = 144

x = 144/23 = 6.2607....
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Cheers,
Stan H.