Choice A: This is not the mistake Josue made. Josue correctly wrote 1.86 as 186 hundredths before dividing by 2.
Choice B: This is the mistake Josue made. When dividing 186 hundredths by 2, the correct answer is 93 hundredths, not 43 hundredths as Josue wrote in step 2.
Choice C: This is not the mistake Josue made. After correctly dividing 186 hundredths by 2 to get 93 hundredths, Josue incorrectly wrote 9.3 instead of 0.93.
Therefore, the correct answer is (Choice B) 186 hundredths ÷ 2 is 93 hundredths, not 43 hundredths.
Josue tried to evaluate
1.86
÷
2
1.86÷21, point, 86, divided by, 2 using place value, but Josue made a mistake.
Here is Josue's work.
Step Work
1.86
÷
2
1.86÷21, point, 86, divided by, 2
Step 1
186
hundredths
÷
2
186 hundredths÷2186, start text, space, h, u, n, d, r, e, d, t, h, s, end text, divided by, 2
Step 2
93
hundredths
93 hundredths93, start text, space, h, u, n, d, r, e, d, t, h, s, end text
Step 3
9.3
9.39, point, 3
What mistake did Josue make?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
1.86
1.861, point, 86 is
186
186186 tenths, not
186
186186 hundredths.
A
1.86
1.861, point, 86 is
186
186186 tenths, not
186
186186 hundredths.
(Choice B)
186
186186 hundredths
÷
2
÷2divided by, 2 is
43
4343 hundredths, not
93
9393 hundredths.
B
186
186186 hundredths
÷
2
÷2divided by, 2 is
43
4343 hundredths, not
93
9393 hundredths.
(Choice C)
93
9393 hundredths is
0.93
0.930, point, 93, not
9.3
9.39, point, 3.
C
93
9393 hundredths is
0.93
0.930, point, 93, not
9.3
9.39, point, 3.
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