a. Jessie's error is that they incorrectly multiplied instead of dividing in the last step. They should have divided 17/5 by 3/10, but instead, they multiplied these fractions together.
b. The correct answer is 51/50.
Jessie was given the problem 3 2/5 / 3/10 = to solve. Jessie's work looks like this:
3 2/5 / 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.
a. Find and describe Jessie's error.
b. What is the correct answer?
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