document.write( "Question 151116: Use the associative property to rewrite the following expression: (8x)(-2x)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #111060 by mducky2(62)\"\" \"About 
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The associative property means that the order of multiplication doesn't matter. Therefore, 8, x, -2, and x can be multiplied in any order:
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