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Abott simplified an expression. His work is shown below.Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 445.5In which step did Abott make his first mistake?step 1step 2step 3step 4Mark this and return Save and Exit Next Submit

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Abott make his first mistake in step 2Further explanation Calculation operations include multiply, divide, add, substract, etc. In mathematical operations we can use the order of operation / calculation according to the principle of PEMDAS P: Parentheses ⇒ ( ) E: Exponents (powers, square roots, etc.)⇒√,² MD: Multiplication and Division ⇒ x and : AS: Addition and Subtraction ⇒ + and - Multiplication and division or addition and subtraction are interchangeable/rank equally so the calculations/equation operations should be done from left to right Abbot expression :9.5 : 0.25 + + 4(0.25+0.5) + 6Step 1 : 9.5 : 0.25 + + 4(0.75) + 6Step 2 : 38 + 10(0.75)Step 3 : 38 + 7.5Step 4 : 45.5From the Abott steps it can be concluded that the error occurred in step 2, because the number 4 must be multiplied first with the number in parentheses (ie 0.75)The correct steps should: step 1: Step 1: 9.5: 0.25 + 4 (0.75) + 6 Step 2: 38 + 3 + 6 Step 3: 38 + 9 Step 4: 47Learn morePEMDAS : PEMDAS, an expression, Abott, step, mistake#LearnWithBrainly