Question

Alanna tried to solve an equation step by step. \begin{aligned} 4c&=12\\\\ \dfrac{4c}{4}&=12\cdot4&\green{\text{Step } 1}\\\\ c&=48&\blue{\text{Step } 2} \end{aligned} 4c 4 4c ​ c ​ =12 =12⋅4 =48 ​ Step 1 Step 2 ​ Find Alanna's mistake.

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

Her mistake was in step 1

Explanation:

Given the expression solved by Alanna

4c = 12

To get c, we will divide both sides of the equation by 4:

4c/4 = 12/4

c = 12/4

c = 3

Alanna made mistake in step 1 where she divided multiplied the right hand side of the equation by 4 instead of dividing by 4