A leaky pool loses 21/4 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. Jermaine's solution. Mildred's solution
5 (-2 1/4) 5 (-2 1/4)
5 (-2 - 1/4) 5 (-2 - 1/4)
-10 - 1/4. - 10 - 5/4
-10 1/4. - 11 1/4
Which describes the reasoning used to determine whose solution is correct?
A. Jermaine is correct because - 10 - 1/4 equals - 10 1/4.
B. Jermaine is correct because he distributed 5 correctly.
C. Mildred is correct becaude she multiplied 5 by - 2 but not by - 1/4.
D. Mildred is correct becajse she distributed 5 correctly.
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