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Explain if the student is correct about the following:

Jake says that 3 1/5 divided by 1/7 equals 16/30
is the student correct, explain why or why not? ​

User Glen Morse
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Answer:

student is not correct

Explanation:

3 1/5 ÷ 1/7 = 22/5

the mistake the student made was multiplying rather than dividing

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