A student said that since 51÷3=17， then 0.051÷3 is 0.17.
is the student 's reasoning correct? Give reasons for your answer.
Hi Zegroes
0.017 is $${\frac{{\mathtt{17}}}{{\mathtt{1\,000}}}}$$
0.17 is $${\frac{{\mathtt{17}}}{{\mathtt{100}}}}$$
They are completely different! 0.17 is 10 times bigger than 0.017!!!!!
.051 / 3 = .017
So, the student is not correct......
hey Cphill maybe the extra zero was left off due to rounding maybe?..... (0.017)
