Question

Natasha and Jorge were asked to find the quotient to the decimal division problem 18.8÷1.6 . Natasha says her answer is 11.75. Jorge says his answer is 1.175. a. Who is correct? Natasha or Jorge? b. Explain how you know who is correct. Include in your explanation at least one possible error the student who was incorrect made

Answer 1

Natasha is correct
You can find the answer by making them into fractions 18 8/10 • 1 6/10 which becomes improper fractions 188/10 • 16/10 which equals to 188/10 x 10/16. The 10s cancel and we get 188/16 which is 11.75.

They may have used a different method which may have had complications

Answer 2

Natasha is correct.