Question

Alonzo, Alice, and Juan all solved the following problem but got different answers:

-1/3 x 2/5
Alonzo believes the answer is 2/15

Alice believes the answer is -5/6

Juan believes the answer is - 2/15
Do you agree with any of their answers? (Explain in words please).

Answer 1

Answer:

Juan believes the answer is -2/15.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given problem is :

$\dfrac{-1}{3}\times \dfrac{2}{5}$

We need to solve the problem.

$\dfrac{-1}{3}\times \dfrac{2}{5}=\dfrac{-1\times 2}{3\times 5}\\\\=\dfrac{-2}{15}$

So, the answer to the problem is $\dfrac{-2}{15}$. Hence, Juan is correct.