Question

Kelsey did the following division problem. Her teacher says that the quotient she found is wrong.

256/113 - 176/43 - 617/34 × 3/4 6 × 3/17 × 4 - 18/68 - 9/34
Identify what Kelsey did wrong in her calculations.
a. Incorrectly multiplied tions
b. Incorrectly added tions
c. Incorrectly subtracted tions
d. Incorrectly divided tions

Answer 1

Kelsey incorrectly multiplied the terms instead of dividing them.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kelsey made an error in the division calculations. Specifically, she incorrectly multiplied the terms instead of dividing them.

To solve the division problem 256/113 - 176/43 - 617/34 × 3/4 6 × 3/17 × 4 - 18/68 - 9/34, she should have performed division instead of multiplication for each operation.

By properly dividing the terms, the correct quotient can be obtained.