Question

Miguel completed the division problem below. What is Miguel's error?

145

0.52) 754

–

52) 7540

-52

234

- 208

260

- 260

He included a 5 in the quotient, which does not belong.

He multiplied the divisor by 10 and the dividend by 100.

He subtracted 208 from 234 incorrectly.

He multiplied the divisor by 100 and the dividend by 10.

Answer 1

He multiplied the divisor by 100 and the dividend by 10.

Explanation:

The first step for this division would be multiplying both by 100 make it a whole number. Then we'd have the first good start.

52)75400

`0.52)754\:*100 \Rightarrow 52)75400\\ \\`

Miguel would be rightly long dividing:

1450

52)75400

75

- 52

234

-208

026

-026

000

75-(1*52) =23)

(234-(4*52)=234-208=26

260-(5*52)=260-260=0