Answer: 884
Explanation: Set up your equation as you read through the problem.
Also, remember that <em>percent</em> means over 100.
<em>What </em>means <em>x</em>, <em>is</em> means <em>equals</em>, <em>170%</em> means
<em>170/100</em>, <em>of</em> means <em>times</em>, and <em>60</em> means <em>60</em>.
Simplifying on the right side of the equation,
we can reduce 170/100 to 17/10.
So we have x = 17/10 · 520.
Put 520 over 1 then cross-cancel 520 and 10 to 52 and 1.
So our answer is 17 · 52 or 884