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AveGali [126]
3 years ago
12

Mark simplified 3/5 + 5/8 his work is shown below. Identify where he made his error.

Mathematics
1 answer:
iren2701 [21]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Step 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark simplified 3/5 + 5/8 using the steps below:

Step 1: 3/5 * 8/5

Step 2: 3 * 8 / 5 * 5

Step 3: 24/5

Step 4: 4 4/5

Mark's error is in Step 1 where he changed the addition sign to multiplication sign.

The correct solution is:

Step 1: \dfrac{3}{5}+ \dfrac{5}{8}\\Step 2:  \dfrac{24+25}{40}\\Step 3:  \dfrac{49}{40}\\Step 4: 1\dfrac{9}{40}

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