Question

oscar uses place value to divide 63.81 by 9. his steps are shown. what mistake does oscar make?

step 1: 63 ÷ 9 + 0.81 ÷ 9
step 2: 7 + 0.9
step 3: 7.9

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Oscar makes a mistake in step 2. He adds 7 to 0.9 instead of dividing them. The correct step 2 should be 7 ÷ 9, which equals 0.7778.