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Please help! 25 point question!!!Consider the following expression.The expression is evaluated below, but a mistake is made in the calculation somewhere. Identify the mistake and then evaluate the expression correctly. Complete the statements below.The mistake occurs in step __________ (1,2,3,4, or 5) because the student evaluated _________a. (-11.7 + 0.5)b. (27.4 - 32.2)c.(1 - (-1)) d. (2.2 + (-11.2))e.(-9 - (-4.8)) f. -4.2The correct solution is _________.a. -4.1b. -2.2c. -6.2d. -4.4e -2

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Answer:The mistake happened in Step 2: (1 - (-1)) does not equal 0, it equals 2. (1 - (-1)) is equivalent to 1 + 1, which equals 2. Step-by-step explanation:So, The mistake occurs in step 2, because the student evaluated step c. (1 - (-1)) incorrectly. The correct solution is 2. Edit: The correct solution to the equation is -2.2. I though when it was asking the correct solution, it was asking for the correction to the mistake made. The solution to the equation is -2.2, but the solution to the mistake made is 2. I hope this helps!PLEASE MARK BRAINLIEST!