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Julianne bought 0.92 of a pallet of flowers. Each pallet of flowers costs $14.63. She multiplied to find her cost. Her multipli...Question
Julianne bought 0.92 of a pallet of flowers. Each pallet of flowers costs $14.63.
She multiplied to find her cost. Her multiplication is below.
14.63
× 0.92
______
2926
13167
______
1.6093
Why is her answer incorrect?
(1 point)
• She did not use 0 as a placeholder when multiplying by 9 tenths.
• The decimal in the answer is in the incorrect place.
• The answer is correct. There are no errors.
• She did not line up the decimal points.
She multiplied to find her cost. Her multiplication is below.
14.63
× 0.92
______
2926
13167
______
1.6093
Why is her answer incorrect?
(1 point)
• She did not use 0 as a placeholder when multiplying by 9 tenths.
• The decimal in the answer is in the incorrect place.
• The answer is correct. There are no errors.
• She did not line up the decimal points.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The reason Julianne's answer is incorrect is:
• The decimal in the answer is in the incorrect place.
When multiplying 14.63 by 0.92, she should have taken into account the total number of decimal places in the numbers being multiplied. The number 14.63 has two decimal places, and 0.92 has two decimal places, so the answer should also have four decimal places.
After performing the multiplication correctly, the result should be 13.4876, placing the decimal point in the correct position. Julianne's placement of the decimal in her answer of 1.6093 is incorrect.
• The decimal in the answer is in the incorrect place.
When multiplying 14.63 by 0.92, she should have taken into account the total number of decimal places in the numbers being multiplied. The number 14.63 has two decimal places, and 0.92 has two decimal places, so the answer should also have four decimal places.
After performing the multiplication correctly, the result should be 13.4876, placing the decimal point in the correct position. Julianne's placement of the decimal in her answer of 1.6093 is incorrect.