Question

Tavi is solving 29.3÷0.13. She multiplies 0.13 by 100 to get 13. Then she multiplies 29.3 by 10 to get 293. Finally she divides using the steps of long division. Which of these is true?

a. Tavi solved this problem correctly

b. Tavi's answer will be incorrect unless she divides it by 10 at the end.

c. Tavi's answer will be incorrect because she should have multiplied 0.13 by 10 not 100

d. Tavi's answer will be incorrect because she should have multiplied 29.3 by 100.​

Answer 1

Tavi solved the problem correctly by multiplying and then using long division.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct option is a. Tavi solved this problem correctly. Tavi's approach of multiplying 0.13 by 100 to get 13 and multiplying 29.3 by 10 to get 293 is a valid strategy to simplify the calculation. After these steps, Tavi can proceed with long division to divide 293 by 13, which will give her the correct answer.

Answer 2

its d not c you will get it wrong if you pick c

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