A student is asked to solve the equation below and to justify her/his steps. Identify what, if anything, is incorrect in her/his math or justification.
15/17y=-3
(I'll post a picture of the steps they took)

Please select the best answer provided:
A. The student mislabeled the work in the second step as “Multiplication property of equality.”
B. The student improperly applied the multiplication property of equality in the second step.
C. The student computed the product improperly to arrive at an erroneous answer in step 3.
D. There is no error. The student’s justification is correct.

Question

A student is asked to solve the equation below and to justify her/his steps. Identify what, if anything, is incorrect in her/his math or justification.
15/17y=-3
(I'll post a picture of the steps they took)

Please select the best answer provided:
A. The student mislabeled the work in the second step as “Multiplication property of equality.”
B. The student improperly applied the multiplication property of equality in the second step.
C. The student computed the product improperly to arrive at an erroneous answer in step 3.
D. There is no error. The student’s justification is correct.

anonymous · Answer

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aripotta · Answer

b, because you wouldn't multiply there...you would divide