Answer:
or 10.625
Explanation:
First of all, note that 17 is the same as 17/1 since 17 divided by 1 is 17. Therefore, start by setting up the problem like this:

Multiply the numerators together (17 x 5 = 85) and multiply the denominators together (1 x 8 = 8) and make it into one fraction like so:

Convert the improper fraction above to a mixed number to get the answer:
