Write an equation for the following:
$17$ is added to a number $x$ . The sum is divided by $5$ . The result is $6$ .

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Solution

Adding $17$ to $x$ is $x + 17$ .
Now, dividing the sum by $5$ is $\frac{x + 17}{5}$
Now, the final equation is taken equating it with $6$ i.e $\frac{x + 17}{5} = 6$ .
Hence, the required equation is $\frac{x + 17}{5} = 6$ .

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