John has 7 times as many bookmarks as Ryan. If Ryan had 84 more bookmarks, the two boys would have exactly the same amount. How many bookmarks does John have?
7 * 14 = 98.
98 - 84 = 14.
the answer is 14.
j = 7r
j = r+ 84
7r = r + 84
6r = 84
r = 14 then j has 7r = 98 bookmarks