SOLUTION: This has to do with properties, (3*2)+(3*8)=3(2+8) Is this "commutative" or "associative"

SOLUTION: This has to do with properties, (32)+(38)=3(2+8) Is this "commutative" or "associative"

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Question 44185: This has to do with properties, (3*2)+(3*8)=3(2+8) Is this "commutative" or "associative"
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the distributive property.
a(b+c)=ab+ac
Cheers,
stan H.
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