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. 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) you are a 5 grader and you write a 2 sentence

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a. Natasha is correct. b. I know Natasha is correct because when you divide 18.8 by 1.6, you get 11.75. Jorge might have made an error by forgetting to move the decimal place or by not dividing the numbers correctly.