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Select the property that this number sentence illustrates:

2 × 3 = 3 × 2
A.
associative property of addition
B.
associative property of multiplication
C.
commutative property of addition
D.
commutative property of multiplication

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Answer:

D. Commutative Property of Multiplication

Explanation:

Commutative Property of Multiplication states that two numbers can be multiplied in either order.

User Svend Feldt
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For this case we have to:

By definition, the commutative property of the multiplication establishes that, the order of the factors does not alter the product, that is to say:


a * b = b * a\\

Therefore the expression given by:


2*3 = 3*2 represents:

The commutative property of multiplication

Answer:

Option D

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