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Error Analysis  Your friend incorrectly says the quotient of the expression below is 98 R 5. Find the correct quotient. What mistake might your friend have​ made?  
22 comma 705divided by25
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Part 1
Which choice below gives the correct​ quotient?
A.
980 R 5
B.908
908
C.909
909
D.
908 R 5
Your answer is correct.
Part 2
What mistake might your friend have​ made?
A.
Your friend did not include the zero in the tens place of the quotient.
B.
Your friend did not include the zero in the ones place of the quotient.
C.
Your friend included a remainder in the quotient.
D.
Your friend did not include the zero in the hundreds place of the quotient.

Answer 1

22,705 ÷ 25 = 908 R 5.

Check: 25 × 908 = 22,700, remainder 22,705 − 22,700 = 5.

So the correct choice is D (908 R 5). The friend wrote 98 R 5, so they omitted the zero in the tens place of the quotient — choice A.