Answer
The amount is not 17.
Work Step by Step
Substitute 17 for the variable and cross multiply.
$\frac{17}{64}\overset?=\frac{25}{100}$
$17\times100\overset?=64\times25$
$1700\overset?=1600\ X$
Prealgebra (7th Edition)
by Martin-Gay, Elayn
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321955048
ISBN 13:
978-0-32195-504-3
Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Solving Percent Problems with Proportions - Exercise Set - Page 493: 59
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