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

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

Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F4%29N=-17%2B%2845%2F100%29N

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...".