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Ankur estimated the quotient of 15 1/3 divided by (-4 2/3) to be 3. Which best describes his error?

A. Ankur multiplied the compatible numbers 15 and –3.

B. Ankur found that the quotient of a positive number and a negative number is negative.

C. Ankur found that the quotient of a positive number and a negative number is positive.

D. Ankur added the compatible numbers 15 and –3.

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Answer:

c, because of the fact that a negative and a positive together, multipled or divided, equals a negative.

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User Big Bro
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his error : Ankur found that the quotient of a positive number and a negative number is positive


User Sowmyan Soman
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