Mark simplified three over five divided by five over eight.; his work is shown below. Identify where he made his error.
Original division problem: three over five divided by five over eight.
Step 1: three over five multiplied by eight over five.
Step 2: three times eight over five times five.
Step 3: twenty-four over five.
Step 4: four and four over five.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
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OpenStudy (moazzam07):
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OpenStudy (moazzam07):
I think its Step 3 because he didnt mulitply the denominators right
OpenStudy (itsmichelle29):
I think it step 2 but dont trust me on this one sorry
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
step 3 because he did 3*8=24 which is correct but he did 5*5=5 which is incorrect
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so i was right?
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