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It is useful to remember that "percentage" means "out of 100"

So 1.7% is the same as 1.7/100

To get rid of that decimal point all you need to do is multiply top and bottom by 10, and the fraction becomes 17/1000

Because 17 doesn't divide by anything, the answer in simplest terms is 17/1000

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