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Are these two expressions equivalent?

2 • (3 • 7) and (2 • 3) • 7

A. Yes, because of the associative property

B. Yes, because of the distributive property

C. Yes, because of the commutative property

D. No, these two expressions are not equivalent

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the answer is a - yes, because of the associative property
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