Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5 divide 3/10=to solve. Jessie’s work looks like this
3 2/5 divide 3/10=
17/5 divide 3/10=
17/5x 3/10=17x3/5x10
51/50=1 1/50
Jessie’s answer is incorrect answer the following question about Jessie’s work
Find and describe Jessie’s error
What is correct answer
Jessie's error occurs when multiplying the fractions 17/5 and 3/10. Jessie multiplies the numerators (17 and 3) together and the denominators (5 and 10) together separately. However, to multiply fractions, you should multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
The correct multiplication should be:
(17/5) * (3/10) = (17 * 3) / (5 * 10) = 51/50
So, Jessie's answer of 1 1/50 is incorrect. The correct answer is 51/50.