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B
−80
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C
80
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D
−40
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Solution
The correct option is C80 (−5)×[(−8)×2]=(−5)×(2×(−8)) (commutative property) =[(−5)×2]×(−8) (associative property) =(−10)×(−8) =80 (Here, we used various properties to skip (−5)×(−8) which could have been time consuming).