Question 81180
"one third" means divide by 3.
"of a number" means you have some unknown quantity that can be represented by a variable. Let's call it x.
"decreased by five" means substract 5.
"is seventeen" means eqauls 17.
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So putting it all together:
{{{highlight(x/3-5=17)}}}
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