B Maggie made a mistake in step 2.
In step 2, Maggie incorrectly simplified (4 ^ 3) ^ 3 as 4 ^ 6. The correct simplification should be (4 ^ 3) ^ 3 = 64 ^ 3 = 262144. The correct answer is 262144, not 4096.
Maggie tried to evaluate the expression (4 ^ - 3 * 4 ^ 6) ^ 3
(4 ^ - 3 * 4 ^ 6) ^ 3
= (4 ^ 3) ^ 3 Step 1
= 4 ^ 6 Step 2
= 4096 Step 3
Which statement is true?
A Maggie made a mistake in step 1.
B Maggie made a mistake in step 2.
C Maggie made a mistake in step 3.
D Maggie did not make a mistake.
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