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QuizMultiple Choice
Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number
Question 4 • AIA - 12 Career Math (1st Sem)
A mouse traveled a total distance of of a mile in a maze over the past 3 hours. The mouse traveled the same distance each hour. To determine the distance that the mouse traveled each hour, Matt performed the calculations below.He concluded that the mouse traveled of a mile each hour. What is Matt’s error?
Answer
A
Matt should have multiplied by 24 instead of dividing it by 3.
B
Matt should have multiplied by 3 instead of dividing it by 3.
C
Matt should have divided the numerator but not the denominator of by 3.
D
Matt should have divided the numerator and denominator of by 3.