QuestionJelissa and Yari are both computing the product of 0.05 and 0.3. Their work is below: \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline Jelissa's Work & Yari's Work \\ \hline & \\ & \\ & \\ & \\ \hline \end{tabular} a. Explain the similarities shown in Jelissa and Yari's work. b. Explain the differences shown in Jelissa and Yari's work.
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Jelissa's method involves working directly with fractions, while Yari's method involves scaling and rescaling using powers of ten.
The similarities in Jelissa's and Yari's work are that both methods involve converting the decimals into a form that simplifies multiplication and both arrive at the same final result of .
The differences are that Jelissa uses fractions to perform the multiplication, while Yari uses scaling by powers of ten to convert decimals into whole numbers before multiplying.
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