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Hi, I would like a step by step help on the blanks on how this problem was solved.-5 . (4 . 29) = (___ . ___) . 29= ____ . 29= -580

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Recall that the distributive for the product property states that:


a*(b*c)=(a*b)*c.

Using the distributive property we get:


-5*(4*29)=(-5*4)*29.

Simplifying the above result we get:


\begin{gathered} (-5*4)*29=-20*29 \\ =-580. \end{gathered}

Answer:


\begin{gathered} -5*(4*29)=(-5*4)*29 \\ =-20*29 \\ =-580. \end{gathered}