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Bijou says the following steps can be used to find 0.62 of 7:

Step 1

Step 2

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Step 4


Change "of” to the multiplication symbol.

62 × 7 = 434

There are 0 decimal places in 7 and 2 decimal places in 0.62 for a total of 2 decimal places in the factors.

Move the decimal place in the product 2 places to the right to find the solution: 0.62 of 7 is 43,400.

In which step did she make her first error?

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4

User Yogurt The Wise
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answer is step 1

Explanation:

User Cody Guldner
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Answer:

I believe it's a, step one

Explanation:

the term "of" in mathematics usually means division

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