SOLUTION: 1/4 OF ANY NUMBER IS 17 THAN 45 % OF THAT NUMBER IS

Question 1036545: 1/4 OF ANY NUMBER IS 17 THAN 45 % OF THAT NUMBER IS

Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You need to express the description clearly. Not "ANY" number, the the unknown specific number; and is the 17 LESS THAN or is it GREATER THAN what comes next in the description? The equation I wrote is for "seventeen less than...".
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