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86% of what whole number is 17
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86% of what whole number is 17

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So, let's rearrange the words.
17 is 86%, .86, of another number.
So:
.86x=17
/.86
x=19.76744186
Rounding up for a whole number:
In terms of whole numbers, 17 is 86% of 20.
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