when a fraction of 17 is taken away from 17 what remains exceeds one third of seventeen by six Using symbolic language

Sagot :

Fraction is a topic that deals with expressing the relationship between two numbers or terms in the form of a ratio. So that the required symbolic language required in the question is: 17 - [tex]\frac{x}{17}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{17}{3}[/tex] + 6

Thus the value of x is 90[tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex].

Fraction is a topic that deals with expressing the relationship between two numbers or terms in the form of a ratio. Some types of fractions are mixed fractions, proper fractions, and improper fractions.

Thus to express the given question in a symbolic language, let the fraction of 17 taken away be represented by x.

So that;

i. a fraction of 17 is taken away from 17 can be expressed as 17 - [tex]\frac{x}{17}[/tex].

ii. remains exceeds one-third of seventeen by six can be expressed as  [tex]\frac{17}{3}[/tex] + 6

Therefore the required symbolic language to the question is:

                  17 - [tex]\frac{x}{17}[/tex]  =  [tex]\frac{17}{3}[/tex] + 6

So that,

[tex]\frac{289 - x}{17}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{17 + 18}{3}[/tex]

cross multiply to have

3(289 - x) = 17(17 + 180)

867 - 3x = 595

3x = 867 - 595

    =272

x = [tex]\frac{272}{3}[/tex]

  = 90[tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex]

x = 90[tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex]

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