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Answer:

step 2; misapplication of the distributive property

Explanation:

To eliminate parentheses, the distributive property of multiplication over addition tells you the outside factor is applied to each of the terms inside. The second step should be ...

Step 2: (0.5)(4) +(0.5)(1.2x) +(0.5)(-3.1) = 2 +0.6x -1.55

Shane's mistake was that he added the factor to the first term, subtracted the factor from the coefficient of the second term, and added the factor to the third term. He was inconsistent even in his misapplication of the distributive property.

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