Use the Associative Property of Multiplication to Write an Equivalent $5 ( 8 ( a + b ) )$

question 134

Multiple Choice

Use the associative property of multiplication to write an equivalent algebraic expression.
- $5 ( 8 ( a + b ) )$

• A) \(( 5 + 8 ) ( a b )\)
• B) \(5 ( ( 8 a ) + b )\)
• C) \(( 8 ( a + b ) ) 5\)
• D) \(( 5 \cdot 8 ) ( a + b )\)

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