A survey was conducted to determine students preferred learning style The distribution of responses from the sample participants are summarized as follows 17 students prefer auditory learning style, 20 students prefer visual learning style, and 13 students prefer kinesthetic learning style write a ratio that compares the number of students who prefer a visual learning style to the number of students who participated in the survey

The ratio would be:

20:50

This can be simplified to:
2:5

Therefore, the ratio of students who prefer visual learning style to the total number of students who participated in the survey is 2:5.