Mathematics

Precious Adkins

16 March, 00:18

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