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



A group of eight friends bought tickets to an amusement park and spent $134 total. How much did each ticket cost?



Don’s work is shown below.



Steps

Don’s Work

Step 1

8 t = 134 dollars

Step 2

StartFraction 8 t Over 8 EndFraction = StartFraction 134 dollars Over 8 EndFraction

Step 3

t = 16 dollars and 75 cents



In which step, if any, did Don first make a mistake in his work?

step 1

step 2

step 3

no mistake