Harriet used the work below to determine the percent equivalent to 1/8. step 1: 1/8=? /100 step 2: 8 divided by 100 = 0.08 step 3: 0.08 multiplied by 1 = 0.08 step 4: 0.08 what was harriet’s error? -in step 1, she set up the proportions incorrectly. - in step 2, she divided 8 by 100 instead of 100 by 8, so she cannot multiply the numerator by the factor. -in step 3, she multiplied the numerator instead of the denominator by the factor. -in step 4, she forgot to move the decimal.