Question

What is the value of the rational expression below when x is equal to 3 (17+x)\(x+2)

Answer 1

4 is correct for this problem

Explanation:

Answer 2

The value of the expression is 4.

We can find this by taking the original equation and plugging in 3 every time we see an x.

`(17 + x)/(x + 2)`

`(17 + 3)/(3 + 2)`

`(20)/(5)`

4