Question

Tell what property allows you to compute $\frac{1}{3}\times (6\times \frac{4}{3})$ as $(\frac{1}{3}\times 6)\times \frac{4}{3}$

Answer 1

By using associative property of multiplication, we can compute
$a\times (b\times c)=(a\times b)\times c$.

Hence, if $a=\frac{1}{3},b=6$ and $c=\frac{4}{3}$, then using associative property of multiplication, we can get,

$\frac{1}{3}\times (6\times \frac{4}{3})=(\frac{1}{3}\times 6)\times \frac{4}{3}$