5 percent of 1700000000000 is 85000000000.
$5 \% \text{ of } 1700000000000$ | = | Change word of to multiplication sign. | |||
= | $5 \% ~~\cdot ~~ 1700000000000$ | = | Convert 5 % to decimal number. $$ 5 \% = 5 \div 100 = 0.05 $$ | ||
= | $0.05 ~~ \cdot ~~ 1700000000000$ | = | |||
= | $85000000000$ |