Jacob was asked to write an equation and solve this problem.

Max saved enough money to buy three tickets to a baseball game. If each ticket costs $18.75, how much money did Max save?

Jacob's work is shown below.

Steps
Jakob’s Work
Step 1
3 t = 18 dollars and 75 cents
Step 2
Start-Fraction 3 t Over 3 End-Fraction = Start-Fraction 18 dollars and 75 cents Over 3 End Fraction
Step 3
t = 6 dollars and 25 cents

In which step, if any, did Jacob first make a mistake in his work?
A.step 1
B. step 2
C. step 3
D. no mistake

Respuesta :

The answer is step 1 I did it on my test and it was right

The step where Jacob made a mistake is step 1. The total amount he saved is $56.25.

Where did Jacob make a mistake?

Multiplication is the mathmetical operation that is used to determine the product of two or more numbers. The sign used to represent multiplication is x.

In order to determine, t, the total amount saved, multiply the cost per ticket by the number of tickets

t = 18.75 x 3

t = $56.25

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