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 ?
Hi Mat,
x÷1617−33340=x×1617x×1716−33340=16x1717x16−16x17=33340172x16∗17−162x17∗16=33340172x−162x4∗4∗17=3317∗4∗5289x−256x4=33533x4=335x4=15x=45
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