Question

in 2-3 sentences explain why this is the correct answer like a twelve-year-old

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?​​​​​​

a. Jessie's error was in multiplying the fractions 17/5 and 3/10. Instead of multiplying directly, Jessie should have flipped the second fraction (3/10) and multiplied across.
b. The correct answer is 17/5 ÷ 3/10 = 34/3 or 11 1/3.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Jessie made a mistake by not flipping the second fraction when multiplying 17/5 and 3/10. The correct answer is 34/3 or 11 1/3.