Question

Tell what property allows you to compute $\frac{1}{3}\times \left(\begin{array}{c}6\times \frac{4}{3}\end{array}\right)$ as $\left(\begin{array}{c}\frac{1}{3}\times 6\end{array}\right)\times \frac{4}{3}$.

Answer 1

Associative property.

The placement of the terms can change but the end product remains the same.

$a\times (b\times c)=(a\times b)\times c=a\times b\times c$