1. The problem asks whether the probability of rolling a five on a six-sided die is about 17%. 2. The formula for the probability of a single outcome on a fair six-sided die is $$P(\text{rolling a five}) = \frac{\text{number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}$$ 3. Since there is only one face with a five, the number of favorable outcomes is 1, and the total number of outcomes is 6. 4. So, $$P(\text{rolling a five}) = \frac{1}{6}$$ 5. Calculate the decimal equivalent: $$\frac{1}{6} \approx 0.1667 = 16.67\%$$ 6. Since 16.67% is close to 17%, the statement is approximately true. **Final answer:** True