Answer:
85 people
Step-by-step explanation:
in a country , if 17 out of every 20 people are literate, then;
17 literate = 20 people
To get the number of literate people in 100
x literate = 100 people
Divide both expressions
17/x = 20/100
Cross multiply
20x = 17 * 100
x = 1700/20
x = 85
Hence 85 people are literate out of 100 people
