If 5/17 of a región is shaded how much isnt

12/17

what is 12/17?

part that isn't shaded

To find out how much of the region is not shaded, we need to subtract the shaded part (5/17) from the whole region (1).

The equation to calculate the unshaded part is:

Unshaded part = 1 - Shaded part

In this case, the shaded part is 5/17.

So, the equation becomes:

Unshaded part = 1 - 5/17

To simplify, we need a common denominator. Since 17 is a prime number, the common denominator is 17 itself.

Unshaded part = 17/17 - 5/17

Now we can do the calculation:

Unshaded part = (17 - 5)/17

Unshaded part = 12/17

Therefore, 12/17 of the region is not shaded.