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Justine tried to evaluate an expression. Here is her work:$\newline$$10 - 4 + 2(4)^2$$\newline$$10 - 4 + 8^2$ {Step $1$}$\newline$$10 - 4 + 64$ {Step $2$}$\newline$$6 + 64$ {Step $3$}$\newline$$70$ {Step $4$}$\newline$Is Justine's work correct?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A)No, Justine made a mistake going from the given expression to Step $1$. Justine should have squared $4$ before multiplying. The order of operations says to evaluate exponents before you multiply.$\newline$(B)No, Justine made a mistake going from Step $2$ to Step $3$. Justine should have added before she subtracted. The order of operations says to add before you subtract.$\newline$(C)Yes, Justine's work is correct.