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Use the associative property of multiplication to rewrite the given expression so that the expression can be simplified

Use the associative property of multiplication to rewrite the given expression so-example-1
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Step 1

State the associative property of multiplication.


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

where


\begin{gathered} a=(1)/(3) \\ b=24 \\ c=x \end{gathered}

Step 2

Use the property and simplify the expression


((1)/(3)*24)* x=(1)/(3)*(24\text{ }* x)
\begin{gathered} ((24)/(3))* x=(1)/(3)*(24x) \\ 8x=(24x)/(3) \\ 8x=8x \end{gathered}

Hence the simplified form of the expression using the stated property = 8x

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