Ella completed the division problem below.

Question

1.848 divided by 0.6. 6 StartLongDivisionSymbol 184.8 EndLongDivisionSymbol minus 18 = 48. 48 minus 48 = a remainder of 0 and a quotient of 30.8.
What is Ellen’s error?
She included a 0 in the quotient, which does not belong.
She multiplied the dividend by 100 instead of 10.
She should have multiplied both numbers by 100.
She did not subtract correctly in one of the steps.

Answer 1

To analyze Ella's division problem of 1.848 divided by 0.6, let's first clarify the correct procedure.

1.848 divided by 0.6 can be simplified by eliminating the decimal in the divisor. If we multiply both the dividend (1.848) and the divisor (0.6) by 10, we get:

1.848 * 10 = 18.48
0.6 * 10 = 6

So, we are effectively calculating 18.48 divided by 6.

Now, performing the division correctly:

• 6 fits into 18 three times (3 * 6 = 18).
• Next, we bring down the 4 to get 0.
• 6 into 48 fits 8 times (8 * 6 = 48).
• There is no remainder.

Thus, the correct quotient of 1.848 divided by 0.6 is 3.08.

Now, let's analyze Ella's computation:

• She claimed a quotient of 30.8, which is incorrect.
• The potential errors include whether she erroneously added an extra 0, or mismanaged her calculations.

The best conclusion based on the provided options is:

She included a 0 in the quotient, which does not belong.

None of the other options identify an error in the division process as plainly as this one does.