Subtract 17 from both sides
9= -d+17
9 - 17 = -d + 17 - 17
-8 = -d
Then divide.
-8/1 = -d-1
Cancel terms that are in both numerator and denominator
Answer:
8 = d
There are 3 even numbers: 2,4,6. If you add 3 there is 4. There is 6 possible outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6. So the probability is 4/6, 2/3, 66.666....% or 0.6666666....
The probability of choosing a large red fish is 5/15 or 1/3