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Write a percent propotion for the bar diagram shown 17 =68 percent what is 100 per cent

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if 17 represents 68%, to find what 100% is:

17 is to 68% as x (what we want to find) is to 100%.

\( \frac{17}{68} = \frac{x}{100} \)

To solve for x:

\( x = \frac{17 \times 100}{68} \)

\( x \approx 25 \)

Therefore, if 17 represents 68%, then 100% would be approximately 25.
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