Associative Property of Multiplication
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Associative property of Multiplication
says that if [math]a, b, c\,[/math] are three real numbers then [math]a \cdot \left (b\cdot c \right) = \left (a\cdot b\right)\cdot c[/math] where " [math]\cdot[/math] " represent multiplication. |
Examples
[math]5 \cdot \left (3\cdot 2 \right) = \left (5\cdot 3\right)\cdot 2[/math]
[math]5 \cdot 6 = 15 \cdot 2[/math]
[math]30=30\,[/math]