Question

Help me please i need the equation and answer

Answer 1

`x=(3)/(2)`

Explanation:

The figure shown represents a segment of length 23 divided into five shorter segments. Of these five shorter segments, one has length 17 and four have length
`x`. Therefore, we have the following equation:

`17+x+x+x+x=23,\\17+4x=23,\\4x=6,\\x=\boxed{(3)/(2)}`