Jessie was given the problem 325÷310= to solve. Jessie’s work looks like this: 325÷310= 175÷310= 175⋅310=17⋅35⋅10 5150=1150 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 in the second step where she incorrectly divides 175 by 310 instead of getting the quotient from dividing 325 by 310.
b. The correct answer is found by dividing 325 by 310, which equals approximately 1.048.