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Mrs. Ward create a scavenger hunt for her algebra students and hid a stash of candy inside one of the school's empty lockers. The first student who was able to solve the final clue (seen below) would claim the candy.

Final Clue: The treasure is located a locker number: 30 - 4² ÷ |10 - 12| + 5 • 630 - 42 ÷ [10 - 12] + 5 • 6

Evan's work
Step 1: 30 - 4² ÷ |-2| + 5 • 6
Step 2: 30 - 4² ÷ 2 + 5 • 6
Step 3: 30 - 16 ÷ 2 + 5 • 6
Step 4: 14 ÷ 2 + 5 • 6
Step 5: 7 + 30
Step 6: 37

A. In which step did Evan make his error?

B. Determine the locker number that holds the candy by correctly simplifying the expression. be sure to show all your steps. ​

User Trevor D
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Answer:the correct answer is 52

User Karol Samborski
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