Use the Associative Property to determine which expression is correctly simplified.(1 point)

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−3⋅(4x⋅−2)⋅−6y=−7xy
negative 3 times left parenthesis 4 x times negative 2 right parenthesis times negative 6 y equals negative 7 x y

−3⋅(4x⋅−2)⋅−6y=18−8x
negative 3 times left parenthesis 4 x times negative 2 right parenthesis times negative 6 y equals 18 minus 8 x

−3⋅(4x⋅−2)⋅−6y=(−3⋅4x)(−2⋅−6y)
negative 3 times left parenthesis 4 x times negative 2 right parenthesis times negative 6 y equals left parenthesis negative 3 times 4 x right parenthesis left parenthesis negative 2 times negative 6 y right parenthesis

−3⋅(4x⋅−2)⋅−6y=(−3⋅4x)⋅−2−6y
negative 3 times left parenthesis 4 x times negative 2 right parenthesis times negative 6 y equals left parenthesis negative 3 times 4 x right parenthesis times negative 2 minus 6 y

Answer 1

−3⋅(4x⋅−2)⋅−6y=(−3⋅4x)(−2⋅−6y)