Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5÷3/10= to solve. Jessie’s work looks like this: 3 2/5÷3/10= 17/5÷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? (4 points)
a. Jessie's error is in the step where they multiply 17/5 by 3/10. They mistakenly multiplied the numerator of 17/5 with the numerator of 3/10 and the denominator of 17/5 with the denominator of 3/10.
b. The correct answer is 51/50.