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Erin tried to evaluate an expression step by step.

8 x 2 x 5

Step 1
=8×2×5

Step 2
=8×(2×5)

Step 3
=16×10

Answer
=160

Find Erin's mistake.

Need Answer Soon As Possible Please!

2 Answers

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Answer:

step 2

Explanation:

Erin's mistake is in step 2 it should be 8*2 first and 16* 5 which equals to 86

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Erin multiplied (8x2) times (2x5) instead of 8 times (2x5)
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