find the smallest number which when increased by 17
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To find the smallest number which when increased by 17, we can set up an equation to represent this situation.
Let’s denote the smallest number as ( x ). When this number is increased by 17, it becomes ( x + 17 ). According to the statement, this increased number is the smallest.
So, we can express this as an inequality:
x + 17 \leq x
This inequality states that the increased number x + 17 should be less than or equal to the original number ( x ). However, this condition cannot be met since adding 17 to any number will always result in a larger number than the original.
Therefore, there’s no smallest number that can satisfy the condition of being increased by 17.
If the intention was to find the smallest number such that when 17 is added to it, the resulting number is a multiple of 17, then the smallest number would be 0. Because 0 + 17 = 17, which is a multiple of 17.
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