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Barry draws the model below and it says it proves that 1,243 divided 3 = 481. What mistake does Barry make?

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Barry mistakes that dividing 1,243 by 3 would yield 481. This is not the case, because 1243/3 = 414.33.

The mistake that Barry made is that he most likely used simple long division method, but forgot to carry over the decimal number.

Another mistake could be the misreading of the problem, thinking that the 1,243 is the quotient, while in reality it is the dividend.

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