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Why would you use the Associative property of multiplication to solve (10times4)times2

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You would use the associative property to help you because it allows you to switch around 2 to (10times2)times 4 or (4times2)times10 without changing your answer.
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You would use the Associative Property of Multiplication because it makes the problem a lot easier.
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