Question

Use the associative property to rewrite the expression: 4 •(8•7)

Answer 1

You solve whatever is inside the parenthesis first:

4 * ( 56)

Answer 2

224

Explanation:

4 * (8*7)

4*56 = 224

or

(4*8)*7

32*7 = 224

No matter how you groups the numbers to multiply, the answer will be the same.