jessie was given the problem 3 2/5 divided by 3/10 = to solve jessie's work look like this: 3 2/5 divided by 3/10 = 17/5 divided by 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: type like a 3rd grader make it short
a. Jessie's error is that she incorrectly multiplied 17/5 by 3/10. She multiplied the numerators and denominators separately instead of multiplying the fractions as a whole.
b. The correct answer is 17/5 multiplied by 10/3, which equals 34/3 or 11 1/3.