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Help me please i need the equation and answer

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Answer:

[tex]x=\frac{3}{2}[/tex]

Step-by-step 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 [tex]x[/tex]. Therefore, we have the following equation:

[tex]17+x+x+x+x=23,\\17+4x=23,\\4x=6,\\x=\boxed{\frac{3}{2}}[/tex]