A leaky pool loses 21/4 inches of water each day. Jermaine and Mildred are asked to determine the change in the amount of water in the pool over 5 days. Jermaine's solution. Mildred's solution

5 (-2 1/4) 5 (-2 1/4)

5 (-2 - 1/4) 5 (-2 - 1/4)

-10 - 1/4. - 10 - 5/4

-10 1/4. - 11 1/4

Which describes the reasoning used to determine whose solution is correct?

A. Jermaine is correct because - 10 - 1/4 equals - 10 1/4.

B. Jermaine is correct because he distributed 5 correctly.

C. Mildred is correct becaude she multiplied 5 by - 2 but not by - 1/4.

D. Mildred is correct becajse she distributed 5 correctly.

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Mathematics

Corbin House

11 September, 10:40

A leaky pool loses 21/4 inches of water each day. Jermaine and Mildred are asked to determine the change in the amount of water in the pool over 5 days. Jermaine's solution. Mildred's solution

5 (-2 1/4) 5 (-2 1/4)

5 (-2 - 1/4) 5 (-2 - 1/4)

-10 - 1/4. - 10 - 5/4

-10 1/4. - 11 1/4

Which describes the reasoning used to determine whose solution is correct?

A. Jermaine is correct because - 10 - 1/4 equals - 10 1/4.

B. Jermaine is correct because he distributed 5 correctly.

C. Mildred is correct becaude she multiplied 5 by - 2 but not by - 1/4.

D. Mildred is correct becajse she distributed 5 correctly.

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Jamison Steele · Answer 1

I am not quite sure which side is which person, but the correct answer is to distribute the 5 to both - 2 and - 1/4. This would result in - 10 and - 5/4. This would be equivalent to - 11 1/4.