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Leticia simplified an expression. Her work is shown below.


4.5÷1/4+2 1/2-.75×8

Step 1 18+2 1/2-0.75×8

Step 2 18+1.75×8

Step 3 18+14

Step 4 32


Where did Leticia make her first mistake?

step 1

step 2

step 3

step 4

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charstar

Step 2, she didn't multiply 8 by 0.75.

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danielmaduroh

To prove this, let's take the correct steps:

\(4.5\div 1/4+2 1/2-.75\times 8 \\ \\ Step \ 1: 18+2 \ 1/2-0.75\times 8 \\ \\ Step \ 2:18+2.5-6 \\ \\ Step\ 3:18-3.5 \\ \\Step \ 4:14.5\)


As you can see, Leticia makes the first mistake in Step 2, that is, she didn't multiply 8 by 0.75.

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