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a boy asked what is 16/17 of a certain fraction .by mistake he divided the fraction by 16/17 and got an answer,which exceeds the correct answer by 33/340.the correct answer is ?

 Aug 23, 2015

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 Hi Mat,

 

x÷161733340=x×1617x×171633340=16x1717x1616x17=33340172x1617162x1716=33340172x162x4417=331745289x256x4=33533x4=335x4=15x=45

 

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 Aug 23, 2015
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 Hi Mat,

 

x÷161733340=x×1617x×171633340=16x1717x1616x17=33340172x1617162x1716=33340172x162x4417=331745289x256x4=33533x4=335x4=15x=45

 

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Melody Aug 23, 2015

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