if 5/17 of a region was shaded wat part is not?
17/17 - 5/17 = ?
12/17??
correct
To find out what part of the region is not shaded, we need to subtract the shaded part (5/17) from the whole region (1 whole).
The expression to calculate the part of the region not shaded would be: 1 - 5/17.
To simplify this calculation, we need to find a common denominator for 1 and 17. The common denominator is 17, which means we need to express 1 as 17/17.
So the expression becomes (17/17) - (5/17).
Subtracting the numerators (the numbers on top) while keeping the denominator the same (17), we get:
(17 - 5) / 17 = 12/17.
Therefore, 12/17 of the region is not shaded.