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Michelle used place value to multiply 4,126 and 87. Michelle makes an error multiplying. In which step does the first error appear? *

. STEP 1 Multiply 4,126 x 7 = 28,882
STEP 2 Multiply 4,126 x 8 = 33,008
STEP 3 Add 28,882 + 33,008
STEP 4 The product equals to 61,890

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Step 2 since 4,126 was supposed to be multiplied by 80 not 8 since the number is 87.
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