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Write 17/20 as a fraction decimal percent.

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Written as a fraction, the amount is 17/20 .

But a fraction actually means "division". When you see "17/20", it means "17 divided by 20".

If you actually go ahead and DO the division problem (with a pencil or on your calculator) that the fraction is talking about, the answer you get is the same amount as the fraction, but written as a decimal.

The same amount as 17/20, written as a decimal, is 0.85 .

The same amount as 17/20, written as a percent, is 85% .

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