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x\times 1.8\times 17=100\times 1.7
Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 100x, the least common multiple of 100,x.
x\times 30.6=100\times 1.7
Multiply 1.8 and 17 to get 30.6.
x\times 30.6=170
Multiply 100 and 1.7 to get 170.
x=\frac{170}{30.6}
Divide both sides by 30.6.
x=\frac{1700}{306}
Expand \frac{170}{30.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=\frac{50}{9}
Reduce the fraction \frac{1700}{306} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 34.