The fraction 17/84 is equal to 20.24% when expressed as a percentage. This value tells you how much of a whole 17 parts out of 84 represent.
In everyday terms, think of 84 pieces of something, like a pizza cut into 84 tiny slices. If you take 17 of those slices, you have about one‑fifth of the pizza, which is the same as 20.24% of the whole.
Percentages like this are useful when you need to compare parts of different sized groups. For example, if a school has 84 students and 17 of them play the violin, about 20.24% of the students are violinists.
Remember, you can always turn a fraction into a percentage to see the proportion more clearly, and 17/84 gives you a tidy 20.24%.
