Please help qwic beginners algebra

Dont worry about the sations

Nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number?

Multiply. write your answer in simplest form. 3/8 x 5/7

John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p)(p) in the novel.