What property justifies the statement: (3 × 4) ×5 = 3 × (5 × 4)?
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This property states that the grouping of factors in a multiplication expression does not affect the result. In other words, we can change the order of the factors without changing the product. Using the associative property, we can rearrange the factors in the Show more…
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