The property illustrated by the statement \((2 \cdot y) \cdot 3 = 2 \cdot (y \cdot 3)\) is:
A. associative property of multiplication
This property states that the way in which factors are grouped in multiplication does not change the product.
Choose the property illustrated by the following statement.
(2 . y) . 3 = 2 . (y . 3)
A.
associative property of multiplication
B.
commutative property of multiplication
C.
distributive property
D.
identity element of multiplication
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