Question

Use the Associative Property of Addition to rewrite the expression p X (qXr)

Answer 1

The expression you've provided, \( p \times (q \times r) \), involves multiplication, not addition. However, if you want to see how the Associative Property applies to addition, we can look at an analogous expression.

The Associative Property of Addition states that the way in which numbers are grouped when adding does not change the sum. In mathematical terms, it can be expressed as:

\[ a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c \]

If we were to consider a parallel with your expression using addition instead, we could rewrite the expression \( p + (q + r) \) using the Associative Property of Addition:

\[
p + (q + r) = (p + q) + r
\]

However, if you need the original expression related to multiplication, the equivalent property for multiplication is also the Associative Property, which states:

\[ a \times (b \times c) = (a \times b) \times c \]

So, using that property:

\[
p \times (q \times r) = (p \times q) \times r
\]

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