Question

What is to be subtracted from 17.1 to get 2.051?

Answer 1

Let x be subtracted from 17.1 to get 2.051.

$\therefore$ 17.1 $-$ x = 2.051

or, x = 17.1 $-$ 2.051
= 15.049

Thus, we need to subtract 15.049 from 17.1 to get 2.051.