Question

Which of the following illustratesthe associative property ofmultiplication?Enter a, b, c, d, or e.(a + b)(cd) =a. acd + bcdb. (b + a)(cd)c. (ac + bc)d d. [(a + b)c]de. (cd)(a + b)

Answer 1

The associative property of multiplication states that

`(a\cdot b)\cdot c=a\cdot(b\cdot c)`

Given that (a+b)(cd), then its associative counterpart is

`(a+b)\mleft(cd\mright)=\lbrack(a+b)c\rbrack d`