document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064650>Question 1064650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me with the associative properties ? I don't know how to form a truth-table with a*(b*c) = a*b*c.  (if this is what it is called)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could you build an easy truth-table for me, because I don't understand it that well ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you explain me why a*(b*c) is the same as a*b*c ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for taking the time to answer and help me \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I made a quick table in EXCEL using random numbers that illustrates the associative property of multiplication.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sort of, typically it's written as,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, it doesn't matter the order of operation, the result is the same. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly,<BR>\n" );
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