Please help Leticia simplified an expression. Her work is shown below.

4.5 divided by one-fourth + 2 and one-half minus 0.75 times 8
Step 1 18 + 2 and one-half minus 0.75 times 8
Step 2 18 + 1.75 times 8
Step 3 18 + 14
Step 4 32

Where did Leticia make her first mistake?
a. step 1
b. step 2
c. step 3
d. step 4
please don't answer just for points

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm