Question

When comparing answers on a group assignment, Jenny and Jeremy found that their answers did not match.

Part 1: Who do you believe has the correct solution for the group assignment—Jenny or Jeremy? In two or more complete sentences, explain, in mathematical terms, the reasoning behind your conjecture.

Part 2: Use long division to convert the fraction provided in each of the student's answers to a decimal number. Include all of your calculations in your final answer.

Part 3: Using complete sentences, compare your conjecture in Part 1 with your results in Part 2. Was your conjecture correct or incorrect?

Answer 1

Jenny has the correct solution for the group assignment. It is evident in her response because she uses the correct percentage of 41/100. Unlike Jeremy who uses 41/99. When using fractions or decimals the numerical range always extends to 100.

The decimal number would be 0.41.