14 Juanita was presented with the
following problem on a math test:
"What is divided by ? Show
your work." Her work is shown below.
3 5
÷
=
X
4 =
20
4
7
21
Part A
What was Juanita's error?
3
A Juanita took the reciprocal of the
divisor instead of the dividend.
She should have multiplied ×
B Juanita should have taken the
reciprocal of both fractions and
multiplied ×
4
Juanita divided by instead of
dividing by 5.
Juanita multiplied by instead of
dividing by 5.
Part B
What is the correct answer to the
question "What is divided by ?"