I don't understand this one question and I need some help.

Which expression is equal to (32)(8)(5x) using the associative property?
A. (8)(32)(5x)
B. (32 · 8 · 5)(x)
C. 32(8 + 5x)
D. (5x)(8)(32)

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I don't understand this one question and I need some help. 

Which expression is equal to (32)(8)(5x) using the associative property? 
A. (8)(32)(5x)
B. (32 · 8 · 5)(x)
C. 32(8 + 5x) 
D. (5x)(8)(32)

pinklipstick34932 · Answer

So I think it's A or D but they're both kind of the same answers so I assumed they were trick answers?

pinklipstick34932 · Answer

I was gonna go with B but I honestly don't understand this question. The numbers are formatted in a way I'm not familiar with

pinklipstick34932 · Answer

I know it can't be C, and since A and D are the same ones, would it be B?

brooke..help00 · Answer

I apologize I thought- I typed B.

pinklipstick34932 · Answer

its okay, I wasn't sure if it was B though because the x is in a parenthesis and I googled it to understand how a problem like this would be solved and I wasn't sure if they usually do that with the letter