Answer:
step 3
Step-by-step explanation:
The complete question in the attached figure
we have
[tex]7( 8.5-1.5) +8 : 2[/tex]
we know that
Applying PEMDAS
P ----> Parentheses first
E -----> Exponents (Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
MD ----> Multiplication and Division (left-to-right)
AS ----> Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)
step 1
Parentheses first
[tex]7( 7) +8 : 2[/tex]
step 2
Multiplication (left-to-right)
[tex]49 +8 : 2[/tex]
step 3
Division
[tex]49 +4[/tex]
step 4
Addition
[tex]53[/tex]
therefore
The step 3 is the first mistake