Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.5 Real Numbers and Their Properties; Clock Addition - Exercise Set 5.5 - Page 308: 17

Answer

$(4 \cdot 5)\cdot 3 = \underline{4} \cdot(5 \cdot \underline{3})$

Work Step by Step

The associative property states that for any real numbers a, b, and c: $a \cdot (b \cdot c) = (a \cdot b) \cdot c$ Thus, apply the associative property to the given problem to find: $(4 \cdot 5)\cdot 3 = 4 \cdot(5 \cdot 3)$
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