SOLUTION: Find the number which, when substracted from the tetms of the ratio 12:17 makes it equal to the ratio ?

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Question 986218: Find the number which, when substracted from the tetms of the ratio 12:17 makes it equal to the ratio ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are asking to subtract some number, x, from the ratio 12%2F17 so that 12%2F17-x=x.


12%2F17-x=x
12%2F17=x%2Bx
2x=12%2F17
x=%2812%2F17%29%281%2F2%29
highlight%28x=6%2F17%29