which student correctly models the problem 1.25 + 0.4. Type your answer in the box.

Answer 1

To correctly model the problem 1.25 + 0.4, a student would align the numbers by their decimal points and consider the number of decimal places in each:

  1.25
+ 0.40
______
  1.65

In this case, the correct modeling would show that the student adds 1.25 and 0.40 to get 1.65.