Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5 / 3/10 = to solve. Jessie's work looks like this:
3 2/5 / 3/10 =
17/5 / 3/10 =
17/5 * 3/10 = 17*3/5*10
51/50 = 1 1/50
Jessie's answer is incorrect. Answer the following questions about Jessie's work.
a. Find and describe Jessie's error.
b. What is the correct answer?
a. Jessie's error is that they incorrectly multiplied instead of dividing in the last step. They should have divided 17/5 by 3/10, but instead, they multiplied these fractions together.
b. The correct answer is 51/50.