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Seventeen is 13 minus 6 times a number

User Joe Green
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Answer:

(-0.666667)

Explanation:

13-6x=17

13 - 17 = 6x

-4 = 6x

x = -4÷6

= (-0.666667)

User Tadeu Marques
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Answer:

13-6x = 17

Explanation:

logic:

"seventeen is" = 17

"13 minus" = 13-

"6 times a number" = 6x

User Tom Bird
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