0.17
Explanation
Step 1
the percentage is a ratio , between a number and 100
for example:
if you know that 56 % of the students are boys, it means that 56 of every 100 students are boys.
[tex]x\text{ percent=x of every 100=}\frac{x}{100}[/tex]then.
Step 2
[tex]\begin{gathered} 17\text{ percent=}\frac{x}{100} \\ \text{then} \\ 17\text{ percent=17 of every 100=}\frac{17}{100} \\ 17\text{ percent=0.17} \end{gathered}[/tex]I hope this helps you
