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Jo estimated the quotient of –41.71 divided by –6.03 by rounding each to the nearest integer. What is Jo’s error?

User Imcconnell
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I cant see Jo's error...but the correct way is this :
-41.71 rounds to -42
-6.03 rounds to -6

so the quotient is : -42/-6 = 7 <==
User Derek Illchuk
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Its Jo should have rounded the divisor to –6.

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