Question

Adia is making banners from a roll that is 4.05 meters long she will cut the paper into 3 equal lengths she uses base ten blocks to model how long each piece will be . Describe Aida's error

Answer 1

Divide the numbers but 70 has 2 numbers so take the decimal point and move it 2 spaces over and then divide

Answer 2

Her error is that the object she is trying to split into equal pieces is 4.05 meters, but she is using base ten blocks with a length of 10 meters, which is more than 4.05 meters. Therefore, when trying to split an object into equal pieces, she cannot use model blocks that are longer than the original object being measured.

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