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A leaky pool loses 2 1/4 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.


Mildred’s Solution
5 (-2 1/4)
5(-2- 1/4)
-10-5/4
-11 1/4

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The answer would be the top one, since 2.25 inches of water are lost over 5 days.
sarahacluxton

Answer: 5(-2 1/4)

Step-by-step explanation: When somethig is being taken away, it's represented as a negative number. The number needs to be displayed throug 5 days, so A would be correct. To check, a negative times a postive is a negative, and 5 times -2 1/4 is -11 1/4.

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