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Which expression uses the commutative property of addition and the associative property of multiplication to rewrite the expression 3times(2times8)+7

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One correct rewrite is: 7 + (3 × 2) × 8 (which can be written simply as 7 + 3 × 2 × 8).

Explanation: use the commutative property of addition to swap terms (3×(2×8) + 7 → 7 + 3×(2×8)) and the associative property of multiplication to regroup 3×(2×8) as (3×2)×8. The expression evaluates to 55.