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DanielleElmas [232]
4 years ago
8

When a fraction of 17 is taken away from 17, what remains exceeds one-third of seventeen by s

Mathematics
1 answer:
gogolik [260]4 years ago
3 0
<span>what remains exceeds[To find how much something exceeds you subtract] 17 - f×12 -
one-third of seventeen 
17 - f×12 -1/3 </span>×17 by six. 17 - f×12 - 1/3 <span>×17 = 6
</span><span>17 - 12f - 17/3=6 
</span><span>Multiply through by 3 to avoid fractions: 51 - 36f - 17 = 18 34 - 36f = 18 -36f = -16
f=-13/-36
simplify: f= 4/9</span>
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