While converting 512 into an improper fraction- Ricky performed the following steps- Step 1- 5 - 2 - 10Step 2- 10-1 - 11 Step 13- 115In which step did he go wrong-

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While converting $5 \frac{1}{2}$ into an improper fraction, Ricky performed the following steps:

$Step 1 : 5 \times 2 = 10$
$Step 2 : 10 + 1 = 11$
$Step 13 : \frac{11}{5}$

In which step did he go wrong?

Step 1

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2. ¯ ¯ ¯ 3

x = 2.333333...

10 x = 23.333333...

10 x - x = 21

x = \frac{21}{3}

3 \frac{5}{8} - 1 \frac{1}{4}

3 \frac{5}{8} = \frac{29}{8}, 1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4}

\frac{29}{8} - \frac{5}{4} = \frac{29 \times 1 - 5 \times 2}{8} = \frac{19}{8}

\frac{19}{8} = 2 \frac{5}{8}

Ted remembered that he had assignments for previous day’s class. He took out his notes and saw the following question :-

Step 1: Find
$9 \times (- 5)$

Step 2: Find
$(- 11) \times (- 7)$

Step 3: Find
$(- 9) \times (- 3) \times (- 2) \times 10$

Step 4:
Add the values obtained in steps 1,2 and 3.

Find the result obtained in step 4.

5 x + 7 x - 4 x + 2 = 5

12 x - 4 x = 3

8 x = 3

x = 3 \times 8

\frac{11}{2}

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