Ming completed this multiplication problem.

Question

Ming completed this multiplication problem.

5
59
x16
354
+59
413

Where is the error in Ming's work?

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Ming initially added instead of multiplying 59 and 16.
Ming initially added instead of multiplying 59 and 16.

No mistakes, Ming did this problem correctly.
No mistakes, Ming did this problem correctly.

When adding, Ming accidentally carried a 1 when she was not supposed to. The correct answer is 403.
When adding, Ming accidentally carried a 1 when she was not supposed to. The correct answer is 403.

The second number in the addition part of the problem should be 590, because the 1 in 16 represents 10.

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

Let's analyze Ming's work step by step.

The multiplication problem is:

```
59
x 16
```

To solve this properly, we need to multiply 59 by 6 and then by 10 (the 1 in 16 represents 10).

1. **Multiply 59 by 6:**
- 59 x 6 = 354

2. **Multiply 59 by 10:**
- 59 x 10 = 590

3. **Now, we add these two products:**
- 354 (from 59 x 6)
- + 590 (from 59 x 10)

When we add them:

```
354
+ 590
------
944
```

Now let's check the errors in Ming's work:

1. **In her addition step, she added 354 and 59 instead of 354 and 590.**
2. Therefore, the second number she added (59) should have been 590.

Considering this analysis, the correct option regarding the error in Ming's work is:

**The second number in the addition part of the problem should be 590, because the 1 in 16 represents 10.**