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Which expression is an example of the associative property of multiplication?
7 x 8 x 9=8 x 9 x 7
7+9+8=9+7+8
(7+8) x 9=7 x (8 x 9)
7(8+9)=119

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
None of the given choices correctly shows the associative property of multiplication.

The associative property of multiplication is (a×b)×c = a×(b×c). The correct example with those numbers is
(7×8)×9 = 7×(8×9),
since 56×9 = 7×72 = 504.

Notes on the choices:
- 7×8×9 = 8×9×7 shows the commutative property (order can change).
- 7+9+8 = 9+7+8 is commutativity of addition.
- (7+8)×9 = 7×(8×9) is false (mixes addition and multiplication).
- 7(8+9) = 119 illustrates the distributive property.