Question

Tyler said he swam 23 tenths miles this week. His coach said Tyler swam 2.3 miles this week. To find who is correct, model the distance both Tyler and his coach said Tyler swam. Use the flat as 1 unit. A: What do you need to use?B: What do you know about representing whole numbers and decimals that may help you solve the problem? C: Complete the sentencesAre the models alike or different?Tyler swam _____ tenths, or _____, miles.So, _____________________ are correct.

Answer 1

Answer with explanation:

We need to determine if what Tyler is saying is in fact equal to what his coach said, to get the final answer, we have to concert the resulting units in miles:

Taylor's answer:

`23*((1)/(10))\text{ miles}\Rightarrow((23)/(10))\text{miles}\Rightarrow2.3\text{ miles}`

Coach's answer:

`2.3\text{ miles}`

In conclusion, The two answers are correct so the two models are indeed alike.