Question

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Mark simplified 3/5 divided by 5/8; his work is shown below. Identify where he made his error.

OriginL Division problem 3/5 divides by 5/8

Step 1: 3/5 • 8/5
Step2: 3 • 8 | 5 • 5
Step 3: 24/5
Step 4: 4 4/5

A) step 1
B) step 2
C) step 3
D) step 4

Answer 1

In step 3, Mark forgot to multiply 5 · 5, so he ended up with 5 in the denominator instead of 5 · 5 = 25