At the 2007 Math Olympics, Team Canada won 17 out of a possible 100 medals. Which one of the following is closest to the fraction of medals that they won?
(A) $\frac{1}{4}$
(B) $\frac{1}{5}$
(C) $\frac{1}{6}$
(D) $\frac{1}{7}$
(E) $\frac{1}{8}$
At the 2007 Math Olympics, Canada won 17 of 100 possible medals, or 0.17 of the possible medals.

We convert each of the possible answers to a decimal and see which is closest to 0.17 :
(A) $\frac{1}{4}=0.25$
(B) $\frac{1}{5}=0.2$
(C) $\frac{1}{6}=0.166666 \ldots$
(D) $\frac{1}{7}=0.142857 \ldots$
(E) $\frac{1}{8}=0.125$

The choice that is closest to 0.17 is $\frac{1}{6}$, or (C).

ANSWER: $(\mathrm{C})$