Natasha and Jorge were asked to find the quotient to the decimal division problem 18.8÷1.6 . Natasha says her answer is 11.75. Jorge says his answer is 1.175.

Question

a. Who is correct? Natasha or Jorge?
b. Explain how you know who is correct. Include in your explanation at least one possible error the student who was incorrect made.(2 points)

Answer 1

a. Jorge is correct.

b. To determine who is correct, we can divide 18.8 by 1.6 to find the quotient.

18.8 ÷ 1.6 = 11.75

Here, Natasha made the error. The correct quotient is 11.75, not 1.175.