Verified Answer :

you would add 3/4 to that

The first thing we must do for this case is to define a variable.

We have then:

x: unknown number.

From here, we write the following equation:

\(x + \frac{17}{4} = 5\)

Then, we clear the value of x.

We have then:

\(x = 5 - \frac{17}{4}\)

\(x = \frac{20}{4} - \frac{17}{4}\)

\(x = \frac{3}{4}\)

Answer:

You must add:

\(x = \frac{3}{4}\)