Question

If you use the associative property on the expression [(5x3)x12] what would the new equation be?

Answer 1

The answer would be {(12* 3)*5]

Explanation:

Since all of the numbers in your equation are being multiplied together, they can be in any order and still equal the same amount.

If you solve {(5 * 3)*12], you'll get 180 by doing 5*3*12.

An example of reordering it would be: {(12* 3)*5]

(12*3*5 = equals 180, like the original equation)