Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5÷3/10= to solve. Jessie’s work looks like this:

3/25÷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

1 answer

1. What is the first mistake Jessie made in solving the problem?
Jessie incorrectly wrote down the division as a multiplication problem. They should have written the problem as 3 2/5 ÷ 3/10.

2. What is the second mistake Jessie made in solving the problem?
Jessie incorrectly multiplied the fractions 17/5 and 3/10. Instead, they should have divided them.

3. What is the final answer to the problem?
The correct answer to the problem is 3 2/5 ÷ 3/10 = 1 1/50.