Answer the questions below about Line 1 and Line 2 shown below.
left bracket, 9, dot, 5, right bracket, dot, 2
(9⋅5)⋅2
9, dot, left bracket, 5, dot, 2, right bracket
9⋅(5⋅2)
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2
The expression was rewritten using the
Associative Property of Multiplication
.
left bracket, 9, dot, 5, right bracket, dot, 2(9⋅5)⋅2 equals
dot, 2⋅2 which equals
.
9, dot, left bracket, 5, dot, 2, right bracket9⋅(5⋅2) equals 9, dot9⋅
which equals
.
left bracket, 9, dot, 5, right bracket, dot, 2(9⋅5)⋅2 equals 45⋅2 which equals 90.
9, dot, left bracket, 5, dot, 2, right bracket9⋅(5⋅2) equals 9⋅10 which equals 90.