Question

Use the associative property of multiplication to write an equivalent expression.
(8x)y

Answer 1

(8y)x

Answer 2

Look, (8x)y can be written as 8x(y)
Associative property says that if you are multiplying two numbers, then you can put a bracket anywhere :)

Answer 3

And, as ademm said, you can write (8y)x too, but that involves both commutative and associative properties.

Answer 4

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