SOLUTION: When a whole number is divided by 17, the answer is between 2/3 and 3/4. Find the number.
Please help me...thanks
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Question 1013052: When a whole number is divided by 17, the answer is between 2/3 and 3/4. Find the number.
Please help me...thanks
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the simplest way to do this is to solve for x when your answer is 2/3 and when your answer is 3/4 and then look for an integer between them.
start with x/17 = 2/3.
solve for x to get x = 34/3.
next with x/17 = 3/4.
solve for x to get x = 51/4
your solution is going to be between 34/3 and 51/4.
convert these to decimal format and you'll see that x is between 11.3 and 12.75.
the only whole number between them is 12.
that's your answer.
you get x/17 = 12.
solve for x to get x = 17*12 = 204.
you get 204/17 = 12.
i think the problem should have been stated as:
when a number is divided by 17, the answer is a whole number between 2/3 and 3/4.
that makes more sense.
hopefully that's what you meant.
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