Mrs. Robinson wrote an equation on the board. She asked the students to solve for the variable, k. Jeff solved it on his paper using the following steps.


Step 1 k over 0.12 equals 2.4
Step 2 the product of 0.12 and k over 0.12 equals 2.4 times 2.4
Step 3 k = 5.76


Part A: Review Jeff's work for solving the equation. State the step in which the error occurred, and describe the error using your mathematics vocabulary. (8 points)

Part B: Solve the equation, correcting any errors you may find. Show all the steps in your work. (4 points