Question

Rolex Smudgepot owns 17 ounces of gold. This is one ounce more than three fourths of the amount he owned last year. How much did he own last year?

Answer 1

`64/3` ounces

Explanation:

Turn into a equation, let `x` be the amount of gold he owned last year in ounces.

`3/4x+1=17=>x=64/3`