Well, isn't that a happy little math problem we have here? If 17 is 25% of a number, we can find the whole number by dividing 17 by 0.25 (which is 25% as a decimal). So, 17 divided by 0.25 equals 68. That's the number you're looking for!
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.17 = 17% 17%<25%
To find 17 percent of a number, multiply the number by 0.17. In this instance, 0.17 x 175000 = 29750. Therefore, 17 percent of 175000 is equal to 29750.
% rate= (17/68) x 100% = 25%
0.9 is 17% of 5.29
To find the percent of something take the percent and move the decimal point two places to the left (25% becomes .25) and then multiply that number by the number you want the percent of (so .25x60).