Jessie was given the problem 325÷310= to solve. Jessie’s work looks like this:

Question

325÷310=

175÷310=

175⋅310=17⋅35⋅10

5150=1150

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?​​​​​​

(4 points)

Math Short Answer Rubric (4 points)
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Answer 1

a. Jessie's error is that they incorrectly multiplied 175 and 310 instead of dividing them. This led to the incorrect answer of 5150.

b. The correct answer is 325 ÷ 310 = 1.0484 (rounded to 4 decimal places).