Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5 divided by 3/10. Jessie's work looks like this:
3 2/5 divided by 3/10=
17/5 divided by 3/10=
17/5 x 3/10= 17x3 5x10
51/50= 1 1/50
Jessies answer is incorrect. Answer the following questions about jessies work.
A. Find and describe Jessie's error
B. What is the correct answer?
A. Jessie's error is in the step where they multiply 17/5 by 3/10. Instead of multiplying both the numerators and denominators, they multiplied the whole numbers, 17 and 3, and the fractions, 5 and 10.
B. The correct answer is 51/50.