Question

A mouse traveled a total distance of StartFraction 3 Over 24 EndFraction 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.
StartFraction 3 Over 24 EndFraction divided by 3 = StartFraction 3 Over (24 divided by 3) EndFraction = StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction
He concluded that the mouse traveled StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction of a mile each hour. What is Matt’s error?

Answer 1

Answer:

Matt only divided the denominator by 3 and not the whole fraction

Answer 2

Answer:

The formating is a bit confusing but I think the answer to your question would be, "Matt's error is that he just divided the denominator and not the numerator "