Question

Answer the questions below about Line 1 and Line 2 shown below.
left parenthesis, 3, dot, 8, right parenthesis, dot, 4
(3⋅8)⋅4
3, dot, left parenthesis, 8, dot, 4, right parenthesis
3⋅(8⋅4)
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2

The expression was rewritten using the
.
left parenthesis, 3, dot, 8, blank, dot, 4 which equals
.
3, dot, left parenthesis, 8, dot, 4, right parenthesis3⋅(8⋅4) equals 3, dot3⋅
which equals
.

Answer 1

Let's evaluate the expressions from Line 1 and Line 2 and answer the questions step-by-step.

### Line 1:
The expression is \((3 \cdot 8) \cdot 4\).

1. Calculate \(3 \cdot 8\):
\[
3 \cdot 8 = 24
\]
2. Now calculate \(24 \cdot 4\):
\[
24 \cdot 4 = 96
\]

So, \((3 \cdot 8) \cdot 4 = 96\).

### Line 2:
The expression is \(3 \cdot (8 \cdot 4)\).

1. Calculate \(8 \cdot 4\):
\[
8 \cdot 4 = 32
\]
2. Now calculate \(3 \cdot 32\):
\[
3 \cdot 32 = 96
\]

So, \(3 \cdot (8 \cdot 4) = 96\).

### Summary
Both expressions evaluate to the same value, which is 96.

### Fill in the blanks:
1. The expression was rewritten using the **associative property**.
2. \( (3 \cdot 8) \cdot 4 \) which equals **96**.
3. \( 3 \cdot (8 \cdot 4) = 3 \cdot 32 \) which equals **96**.

Final answers:
1. associative property
2. 96
3. 96