Answer:
Step 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex](5 - 2)^ 2 + 23 * 4[/tex]
Required:
Determine the first step where she made mistake
Her Step 1:
[tex](3)^ 2 + 23 * 4[/tex] --- This is correct because she solved the bracket first
Her Step 2:
[tex]9 + 23 * 4[/tex] --- This is correct because she solved 3^2 as 9
Her Step 3:
[tex]9 + 9 * 4[/tex] --- This is incorrect because 23 * 4 is not equivalent to 9 * 4
Hence, her first mistake is in step 3.
The correct expression would have been
[tex]9 + 92[/tex]
Then
[tex]= 101[/tex]