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Meghan Thee Stallion solved the equation below and got the quotient of 0.3
1.2/0.4
Determine Meghan's mistake. What is the correct answer?
Meghan thought of her answer in tenth and not as whole. She could have found an equivalent fraction, then divided to get the answer of 3 wholes.
What is the quotient of 0.24/6
0.04 or 4 hundredths
Solve the following equation.
0.25 x 3
0.75 or 75 hundredths
What is the value of the digit in the italicized number?
7868.746
4 hundredth
James Baldwin solved the equation below and got the quotient of 2.2
3.3/15
Determine James mistake. What is the correct answer?
James thought of his answer in tenth and not as hundredth. He should have annexed a zero. The correct answer is 0.22
Solve 0.42/7
0.06 or 6 hundredths
Find the product of: 0.2 x 8
1.6 or 1.6 tenths
Multiply 245 x 65
15,925
Zyon solved the equation below and got the product of 0.92
2.3 x 4
Determine Zyon's mistake. What is the correct answer?
Zyon thought of his answer as a hundredth and not as a tenth. The correct answer is 9.2
Divide 6.3/0.9
7 or 7 wholes
Solve 0.5 x 0.9
0.45 or 45 hundredths
Multiply 1/2 x 2/3
2/6 or 1/3
NBA Youngboy solved the equation below and got the quotient of 2
4/0.2
Determine NBA Youngboy's mistake. What is the correct answer?
NBA Youngboy thought of his equation as whole numbers and got a smaller quotient. He should have found an equivalent fraction, then divided to get the answer of 20 wholes.
Solve the equation. 2.4/0.08
30 or 30 whole
1.7 x 0.3
0.51 or 51 hundredths
Add 5/6 + 7/8
1 17/24
Dikiyah solved the equation below and got the product of 44.8
1.4 x 3.2
Determine Dikiyah's mistake. What is the correct answer?
Determine the quotient 6/0.08
7.5 or 75 tenths
Multiply 2.3 x 0.47
1.081 or 1081 thousandths
Multiply 985 x 63
62,055