Question

if x=17
find 1/9 of x
1/3 of x
1/2 of x
answer cant be in decimal..
and show how you did it.

Answer 1

17 is prime so none of the fractions can be cancelled down. So the answers are: 17/9, 17/3 and 17/2 respectively.

Answer 2

if i say that there are 17 elephants..
and it is to be distributed among 3 people in the said ratio..i.e. 1/9,1/3,1/2.
so obviously elephants cant be in decimals.but this problem has a solution
think laterally

Answer 3

1/9 of x
if x=17
1/9 x 17= 17/9
1/3 of x
1/3 x 17
17/3
1/2 x 17= 17/2

Answer 4

oh i know this
add 1 elephant so that the total is 18
then subtract 1/9 which is 2
1/3 is 6
1/2 is 9
you are left with 18 - 9 =9 -6=3 - 2 = 1
that is the elephant you added

Answer 5

shrishti..suppose you have to divide 17 elephants in the given ratio..canthere be 17/9 elephants

Answer 6

is that right ?

Answer 7

good ishan

Answer 8

Avadh , from where elephant came here?

Answer 9

hehe..in the original question posted..i wrote that answer cannot be in decimal.so i just gave u an example to clarify that..

Answer 10

seriously mujhe tou tum samajh nahi aate aur nahi tumhare question.

Answer 11

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