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q=\frac{16}{17}\times 1.7
Multiply both sides by 1.7.
q=\frac{16}{17}\times \frac{17}{10}
Convert decimal number 1.7 to fraction \frac{17}{10}.
q=\frac{16\times 17}{17\times 10}
Multiply \frac{16}{17} times \frac{17}{10} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
q=\frac{16}{10}
Cancel out 17 in both numerator and denominator.
q=\frac{8}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.