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What do you add to 17/4 to make 5

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you would add 3/4 to that
User PattimusPrime
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The first thing we must do for this case is to define a variable.

We have then:

x: unknown number.

From here, we write the following equation:


x + (17)/(4) = 5

Then, we clear the value of x.

We have then:


x = 5 - (17)/(4)


x = (20)/(4) - (17)/(4)


x = (3)/(4)

Answer:

You must add:


x = (3)/(4)

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