Question

samuel wants to buy a snake for $288 and the pet store owner wants him to make 6 equal payments of $49.

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$$\begin{array}{r} 49 \\\\ 6 \\overline{) 288} \\\\ -240 \\\\ \\hline 48 \\\\ -48 \\\\ \\hline 0 \\end{array}$$

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what error did the pet store owner make?

there is a multiplication error. the payment should be $48 per month.
there is a multiplication error. the payment should be $58 per month.
6 goes into 288 forty-six times. the answer is $46.
6 goes into 48 nine times. $49 is correct.

Explanation:

Analyze the division problem

Using the Long Division Steps knowledge point

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Identify the owner's error

The pet store owner calculated the division but wrote \(49\) as the quotient instead of \(48\).
Specifically, in the final step of division, \(48 \div 6 = 8\), but the owner wrote \(9\) in the units place of the quotient.
Therefore, there is a calculation error, and the correct equal payment should be \(\$48\) per month.

Answer:

• (A) There is a multiplication error. The payment should be $48 per month. (Correct answer)
• (B) There is a multiplication error. The payment should be $58 per month.
• (C) 6 goes into 288 forty-six times. The answer is $46.
• (D) 6 goes into 48 nine times. $49 is correct.