Unknown number calculation

Subtract one-sixth of this unknown number from three times the unknown number, and you get the number 17. Calculate the unknown number

Final Answer:

x =  6

Step-by-step explanation:


3x-x/6=17

3·x-x/6=17

17x = 102


x = 102/17 = 6

x = 6

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