Question

A mouse traveled a total distance of 3/24 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.

Answer 1

Answer:

His Error: Instead of dividing by 3, Matt multiplied the expression.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 3 hours the mouse covered a distance of  of a mile. Since he covered equal distance in each hour we can find the distance he covered in 1 hour by dividing the total distance by total time(3 hours).

So, the distance covered in 1 hour will be:

Matt probably made error during the 2nd step of above calculation at time of multiplying the expression 3/24 with reciprocal of 3, he might have multiplied it with 3 which resulted in an answer equal to 3/8 instead of 1/24.

Answer 2

Answer:

His error will be tat e multiplied te distance covered by te mouse by 3hours

Explanation:

he concluded that the mouse travel 3/8 of a mile each hour what is Matt's error

would ave been the conclusive part of the question

. solution

the total distance travelled in three hours is

3/24 mile

each hour the mouse will travel $\frac{3}{24} / 3$

speed is distance travelled per time

s=distance/time

1/24 mile for every hour

matt concluded bte mouse travelled 3/8mile for every our

His error will be tat e multiplied te distance covered by te mouse by 3hours