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Associative Property of Multiplication

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Definition

Associative property of Multiplication

says that if a, b, c\, are three real numbers then

a \cdot \left (b\cdot c \right) = \left (a\cdot b\right)\cdot c

where " \cdot " represent multiplication.



Examples

5 \cdot \left (3\cdot 2 \right) = \left (5\cdot 3\right)\cdot 2

5 \cdot 6 = 15 \cdot 2

30=30\,



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