Chapter SR3, Problem 5P

Solution

The number that is $100\%\text{ of }17$ .

  $17$

Given:

  $100\%\text{ of }17$

Concept Used:

To calculate the p % of any number x , multiply the number x by the fractions $\frac{p}{100}$ .

Calculation:

In order to find the number that is $100\%\text{ of }17$ , multiply the given number by the fractional form of the percent and simplify further as shown below

  $\begin{array}{c}100\%\text{ of }17=\frac{100}{100}\times 17\\ =\frac{1700}{100}\\ =17\end{array}$

Thus, the $100\%\text{ of }17$ is $17$ .