Question

is (8 x 6)x 5 less than, greater than,or equal to the product of (5 x 6)x 8

Answer 1

a * (b * c) = (a * b) * c

This is called the ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY

Answer 2

do what is in parenthesis first.
(8 x 6) x 5 = 48 x 5 =
(5 x 6) x 8 = 30 x 8 =
you can do the math