For a percentage being .017% would saying 17 hundreths of a percent be correct?

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2007-10-21 04:22:42 · 5 answers · asked by D 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

No, 17 thousandths of a percent.

0.17% would be 17 hundredths

2007-10-21 04:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nigel M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋

17/100 = .17 not .017
If it were .17%, you could say 17 hundredth of a percent. It's 1.7 hundredth of a percent.

2007-10-21 11:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

.17 is seventeen hundredths of a percent.

.017 is seventeen thousandths of a percent.

.(tenths)(hundredths)(thousandths)(etc.)

2007-10-21 11:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by dcam90 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋

17 thousandths

2007-10-21 11:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by e2theitheta 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

No it would be seventeen thousands of a percent

2007-10-21 11:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋