Solve y/0.765=1.7/1.53

$$\frac { y } { 0.765 } = \frac { 1.7 } { 1.53 }$$

Solve for y

$$y=0.85$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Expand \frac{1.7}{1.53} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{y}{0.765}=\frac{170}{153}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{170}{153} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 17.

$$\frac{y}{0.765}=\frac{10}{9}$$

Multiply both sides by 0.765.

$$y=\frac{10}{9}\times 0.765$$

Convert decimal number 0.765 to fraction \frac{765}{1000}. Reduce the fraction \frac{765}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$y=\frac{10}{9}\times \frac{153}{200}$$

Multiply \frac{10}{9} times \frac{153}{200} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$y=\frac{10\times 153}{9\times 200}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{10\times 153}{9\times 200}.

$$y=\frac{1530}{1800}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{1530}{1800} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 90.

$$y=\frac{17}{20}$$