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. Find and describe Jessie’s error. The correct answer is 11 1/3 by the way
Jessie's error is in the step where they multiplied 17/5 by 3/10. Instead of multiplying the numerators (17 and 3) and denominators (5 and 10) separately, Jessie multiplied the numerators together (17 * 3) and the denominators together (5 * 10). This resulted in the fraction 51/50.
To correct this error, Jessie should have multiplied 17/5 by 3/10 and obtained the result as follows:
(17/5) * (3/10) = (17 * 3) / (5 * 10) = 51/50
After multiplying, Jessie should have also simplified the fraction, getting 51/50 as the answer. However, they left it as an improper fraction (51/50) instead of converting it to a mixed number.
The correct answer to the problem 3 2/5 ÷ 3/10 is 11 1/3.